Very educational post! As a former member of that young male cohort, I can tell you that we took chances in some very fraught situations. Fools rush in and mountaineering has its share of diverse risks. I remember seeing lightning strike less than fifty yards from me and being chased down Humboldt Peak in the Crestones by a lightning storm. I didn't stop scrambling until I reached timberline and those trees took forever to reach!
Very educational post! As a former member of that young male cohort, I can tell you that we took chances in some very fraught situations. Fools rush in and mountaineering has its share of diverse risks. I remember seeing lightning strike less than fifty yards from me and being chased down Humboldt Peak in the Crestones by a lightning storm. I didn't stop scrambling until I reached timberline and those trees took forever to reach!