What should he do? Not hike alone? If you fall a significant distance, a companion won’t help you. If you have a heart attack out on the trail, a companion won’t help you. One of the reasons people like to go out in the mountains and hike is for solitude. To get away from the constant jibber jabber, to have to make every decision jointly. Are you ready to sit down for a few minutes? Should we camp here or over there? Am I walking a little too fast, or a little too slow,? There’s nothing wrong with wanting to hike alone,
yep, he died doing what he loved. too bad the dog had to suffer.
“There’s nothing wrong with wanting to hike alone...”
Apparently there was for him.
He finally found his way out.
Never go alone..a simple fall can do you in.
I salute the guy for getting out.
One of the things that irritates me and alarms me about modern American society is this stifling obsession with safety. 24x7, we must be guarded, educated and protected, often by government laws and decrees, to the point all of that has been built into a cage around people.
It has seeped into every walk of life, into all ages from cradle to grave, and across the spectrum of government at all levels.
Bad things happen to people. Always have. Always will.
One of my favorite sayings is: “A ship in a harbor is a safe ship, but that is not what ships are for.”
I say: “A human inside a prison built of safety is a safe human, but that is not what humans are for.”