Spoke with a buddy that is guiding on Reiner and Hood currently . Story is Jake was climbing alone, but roped up. He was self belaying.
Accidents happen. Some people love adventure. Not everyone’s goal is life to, “ Die an old man laying in bed, pissing all over his self.”
Also, I have never met a SAR that felt like climbers in trouble were putting the SAR at risk. They are climbers also. Out doing the same thing when not on duty.
They do complain about folks that go out without food, water, location finding devices (maps). Also those extreme hikers that try class 5+ without any training or equipment.
“Not everyone’s goal is life to, “ Die an old man laying in bed, pissing all over his self.”
Many of us have expressed that sentiment and meant it, if not in challenging mountains at least in the matter of losing control of ourselves in extreme age but in cases like Jacob’s I often wonder about the results of a poll of the operator on his way down…