[pct-l] End of Earth in 2012

[Bill Burge]

That seemed a little harsh...

I kind of agreed with him.  There are people on the trail who don't  
accept that the level of danger DOES depend on themselves.  (I can  
think of some from this year.)

They depend on others to bail them out, either with technology (SPoT)  
or by being a burden on the trail to others who decide they can't just  
hike past them with a "they should have known better" attitude.

I don't think hikers should go with fear in their head, but they  
should go with _something_ in their head.  Telling people who don't  
yet have that "something" engrained in them, that "the trail is  
without fear", robs them of the opportunity to learn how to handle the  
situations that will produce fear (and danger) if they are not prepared.

BillB



On Nov 4, 2009, at 8:13 PM, LOUIE KROLL wrote:

> Hey rockstar....
>
> The point was not to make the big walk seem as safe as Disneyland.   
> The
> point was to recognize that there hazards that don't exist.
>
> I'm sorry that you're focused on fear.  It must be hard to plan the
> adventure of a lifetime when all you can think about is the multiple
> ways that you will fail.
>
> Louie
>
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