I don’t think we are mocking her. It’s just that I’ve read lots of hiking stories and there was usually a GOOD REASON why the people were stuck or lost. She doesn’t seem to have had one. She wrote her experiences down so we know she didn’t have a broken leg or fever or whatever.
And apparently no compass or couldn’t start a fire. It’s like she is one of those dumb kids who have never hiked and think they can. But she was supposed to be experienced.
I see people hiking in central Utah’s red rock desert frequently. Usually in just shorts and a tshirt and a bottle of water in their hand. Sometimes no bottle of water. I’m surprised more don’t die out there. You need a couple of gallons per day in summer. The Rangers tell me that Europeans want the “real” desert experience. They have to rescue a lot of them. Myself I wouldn’t dream of doing the desert in Summer. But then I’m just a stupid clinger to guns and Bibles.