NAILED IT^lodgling wrote:Just about all of this can be explained by chalking it up as a cover story for a 72-hour LSD binge gone wrong. I have heard that with a little bit of a fresh snow cover, one can get lost in the backyard while hallucinating. I'm glad that their savior had access to jet fuel.
In all seriousness though. These are clearly impressionable young men that are enthusiastic about the mountains. Maybe they just need a little more guidance and some better mentoring.
A trip with Jay up Bierstadt or a Winter Welcomer would have been a much better choice and they would have probably found the respect they seem to be looking for.
Don't go too hard on them over trying to look cool. Some of their peers in school may catch wind of this and teasing can get pretty nasty.
I do hope that someone has a firm discussion with them on putting so many lives at risk because they weren't prepared.