Posted on 09/04/2022 8:49:16 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The climbers were trying to ascend to the top of the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano, when the accident occurred about 500 meters below the 4,750-meter (15,884-foot) summit, the reports cited the prosecutor's office of the Kamchatka region as saying.
The Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far northeast is noted for its array of active and dormant volcanos, hot springs and abundant wildlife.
The incident marks the latest in a recent string of climbing accidents involving volcanoes around the world.
Last month, three mountaineers died and 12 were injured after they fell while climbing Ecuador's Carihuairazo volcano. In June, a woman died and a climbing companion was injured when they scaled the highly active, off-limits peak of the Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico.
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Have very little sympathy for people who die taking inordinate risks for their own gratification. The real tragedy is when rescuers or emergency personnel die or get hurt trying to deal with these adventurers.
Why?...
Eurasia? Maybe the Ural mountains but not Kamchatka
The worst is missionaries that go to hellholes in Africa.
I wonder how many good men died for them?
They want to meet Jesus...let them.
Try reading Nietzsche and you will better understand the narcissism of these inordinate risk takers.
A family from my church were missionaries in the DRC. Their walk doesn’t match at all with your mental image of mission work.
They should have "no rescue zones"...where if you go in, you're on your own.
There are levels in between.
N=1 is meaningless and you know that.
“22 Catholic Missionaries Killed in 2021”
Most in Africa
“A family from my church were missionaries in the DRC. Their walk doesn’t match at all with your mental image of mission work.”
Yes. I’ve known many missionaries. They have given up creature comforts and everything to serve people and God. Even non-believers usually have respect for missionaries because of what they have done for poor people in many countries.
I also know hikers and climbers. They are driven to take these risks. I don’t understand it but I don’t scorn those who choose to do so.
You can thank the Muslims for that.
Thank you. Nietzsche is very interesting.
You have no idea what missionary work is, or why Christ commanded us to undertake it.
And I don’t give a shit. I care about good men having to risk their lives for them.
If you have read the good book you would know there are no good men.
No, I have other books to read.
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