Unprepared hikers
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Unprepared hikers
"There's always the possibility that some a**hole will be offended." -Clint Eastwood, Escape from Alcatraz
"Life is cruel, why should the afterlife be any different".-Davey Jones
"The decision to triage us to death...I understand. I don't know that I would agree with it. Certainly not in retrospect because obviously I made it."-Beck Weathers, Dark side of Everest
"Life is cruel, why should the afterlife be any different".-Davey Jones
"The decision to triage us to death...I understand. I don't know that I would agree with it. Certainly not in retrospect because obviously I made it."-Beck Weathers, Dark side of Everest
Re: Unprepared hikers
Let the pile on begin
Another topic was started on this one a little earlier in the week. Definitely a SMH kinda story though
Another topic was started on this one a little earlier in the week. Definitely a SMH kinda story though
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- nyker
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Re: Unprepared hikers
See thread from a couple of days ago ...." Let the pile on begin"
Not much pile on actually....maybe a kinder more gentle 14ers.com nowadays...
Not much pile on actually....maybe a kinder more gentle 14ers.com nowadays...
- tortilla
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Re: Unprepared hikers
Can this be a July fools joke? Please?
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- mtree
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Re: Unprepared hikers
I was surprised the article mentioned they were from Texas. Like that matters. Actually, I like Texans just fine. Never had an issue with anyone and enjoy anytime I visit or hang with them. I didn't say anything because its pointless. Point was already made in the article.
There are naive, inexperienced, and stupid people everywhere. I was once one of those naive and inexperienced folks. They just don't know any better or bother to think further than that shiny ball. The article is educational in that it points out the dangers of what can happen when you trek off mindlessly into the mountains. Maybe it'll teach just one fool the think twice next time.
There are naive, inexperienced, and stupid people everywhere. I was once one of those naive and inexperienced folks. They just don't know any better or bother to think further than that shiny ball. The article is educational in that it points out the dangers of what can happen when you trek off mindlessly into the mountains. Maybe it'll teach just one fool the think twice next time.
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- dan0rama
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Re: Unprepared hikers
Interesting how it is still socially acceptable to publicly humiliate people who get into trouble in the backcountry. I never see headlines like "little shits from Seattle who thought majoring in theater for $100k was a good idea become baristas at Starbucks" or "dumb teenagers who quit high school to become tiktok content creators end up homeless junkies in San Francisco".
- XterraRob
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Re: Unprepared hikers
lmfaodan0rama wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:33 am Interesting how it is still socially acceptable to publicly humiliate people who get into trouble in the backcountry. I never see headlines like "little shits from Seattle who thought majoring in theater for $100k was a good idea become baristas at Starbucks" or "dumb teenagers who quit high school to become tiktok content creators end up homeless junkies in San Francisco".
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Re: Unprepared hikers
you don't know what you don't know
- nyker
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I imagine you would start seeing those headlines more if people realized a lot of the recent announcements of $billions in student loan forgiveness likely went to those people with those sort of majors...amounts that you and I pay for in higher taxes.dan0rama wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 10:33 am Interesting how it is still socially acceptable to publicly humiliate people who get into trouble in the backcountry. I never see headlines like "little shits from Seattle who thought majoring in theater for $100k was a good idea become baristas at Starbucks" or...
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Re: Unprepared hikers
Well did they?
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Re: Unprepared hikers
I'd rather see headlines on the >$800 billion in PPP loans that are eligible for forgiveness, many of which were fraudulent, rather than the ~$30 billion in student loan forgiveness.
Make wilderness less accessible.