Just read up on that story at the Discovery Channel website (yes, I'm a subscriber — it's my guilty pleasure). That's one brave kid, no question about it. However, as I'm sure some of you know, some of the things the boy did weren't really what he should have done in order to survive. Still, the boy was only nine and he acted quite level-headed for a kid his age, so kudos to him.
This does raise an interesting question, though. For those of you have kids and take them hiking with you, do you teach your kids what to do in case they get lost? Nobody wants their child to get lost, of course, but accidents do happen. If you do, what kind of advice do you tell them?