[pct-l] risk

[reynolds@iLAN.com (Reynolds, WT)]

RE: We were all equally prepared with all the necessary 
gear, but here the willingness to take risks inherent in the sport of 
mountaineering made  all the difference as our party.......

......died in a stupid attempt to reach an artificial goal selected solely
based on the inflated ego of the participants.  To such we honor with
"Darwin Awards" in honor of their contribution to the advancement of the
human gene pool.

For some the enjoyment is the danger, for others it is reaching the goal and
for some just being there is reason enough.

-----Original Message-----
From: CMountainDave@aol.com [mailto:CMountainDave@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 7:17 AM
To: pct-l@backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] risk


I  say those who constanly seek to minimize risk will be quite reluctant to 
taking risk when the need arises to reach a goal. Once, while climbing Sloan

Peak in the Casades, we met a party that turned back because of intermittent

fog, (which later cleared). Then we met a party of Mountaineers who were 
leaving - they didn't want to go up a moderately steep snow slope because it

descended to a cliff. We were all equally prepared with all the necessary 
gear, but here the willingness to take risks inherent in the sport of 
mountaineering made  all the difference as our party made the summit. The 
others presumably went on in search of more excuses to not reach a summit
   
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