"Climbing a mountain is certainly dangerous and I wouldn't consider it a necessary activity of everyday life like driving a car."
Who defines necessary? For example, riding a motorcycle is certainly more dangerous than driving a car. Is riding a motorcycle with the higher inherent risk to be considered necessary? How about riding in a boat?
"I never said "don't try and rescue them". But now everybody has to react to their situation."
I have to react every time I encounter an accident since it delays me in my progress.
You ask "Who defines necessary?"
Well, just for starters, my employer.
He says that it is necessary that I be at work each and every day. Doesn't matter to him if I have to drive a car, ride a motorcycle, fly a plane, take a boat, walk, swim, hop ,skip,or jump to get there.
When I ask him for time off to go climb a mountain, he says it isn't necessary.
OK...tell you what...You'll have my full agreement on the day when mountain climbing becomes an everyday activity for most people. Then we can have 911 for mountain rescues.