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I'm somehow sad reading about it. It was one of my destinations ony my list. This guy inspired my to travel the world. Thanks Alexander Supertramp :)

by ben165 6y ago

moate 6y ago
Some unprepared wannabe who got himself killed because of how unprepared he was is your hero? Weird choice. Also, as the great Dr Henry Jones jr. said, “it belongs in a museum!” That thing was responsible for many deaths over the years, and would be better suited as a safe attraction to visit by all the white suburbanites sick of how fake their existence is. Maybe with a plaque stating how many rescue missions had to be sent out because of novices not knowing what they’re doing.
- catalogia 6y ago
  Alaska has the most missing people per capital of any US state, a few times higher than the natural average. Not all of that is attributable to the wilderness, but much of it is. Nature isn't like a Disney movie, but many people don't seem to appreciate that.
  - starpilot 6y ago
    Mandatory YER GONNA DIE posting requirement now satisfied.
  - matwood 6y ago
    As a friend of mine likes to say, "never forget that nature is always trying to kill you."
  - brailsafe 6y ago
    Nature is exactly like a Disney movie. It's incredibly beautiful at times, and tragic in others. Either way, you might end up with an impactful story.
- NotSammyHagar 6y ago
  Makes me sad and happy to see that, cause of changing a tragic story but also good to protect people. It's a 9 hour hike from Healy and the bus location is on Google maps.
- tasuki 6y ago
  He survived for 113 days in the wilderness, not too bad. He was unprepared, yes, but it also seems he knew that what he was doing was risky, and he seems to have been ok taking that risk. I'm not quite sure - why judge him negatively?
  - BelleOfTheBall 6y ago
    A lot of people judge him negatively because of what happened post his death: a non-fiction book about him, a feature film, hundreds of imitators, a cult of "hard survival". This lead to people dying, getting malnourished, government funds being spent on rescuing them. However, he never knew and never will know any of that happened. All he cared about is the journey, how is he possibly responsible for inspiring unprepared people to go into the woods? It's not like he's a still-living lifestyle blogger who goads people into doing this. He's not a hero but he's not deserving of all the flack he gets.
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  - xenihn 6y ago
    I think I get it. Everyone knows his name, but no one knows the names of people who lived and died trying to rescue people like him.
    - hombre_fatal 6y ago
      Well, don't leave us hanging after suggesting such moral failing with so much contempt. How many people actually die trying to rescue people like him?
      - EdwardDiego 6y ago
        Here's one from my local area - the climbers shouldn't have been up there, the incoming weather was predictable, they thought they could beat it, they didn't, and as a result, a rescuer was killed by an avalanche trying to save them - but they were all killed by avalanches also. https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/90751216/memorial-for-one-of-nzs-worst-alpine-tragedies-to-be-unveiled-in-arthurs-pass https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/90751216/memorial-for...

I'm somehow sad reading about it. It was one of my destinations ony my list. This guy inspired my to travel the world. Thanks Alexander Supertramp :)

by ben165 6y ago

I'm somehow sad reading about it. It was one of my destinations ony my list. This guy inspired my to travel the world. Thanks Alexander Supertramp :)

moate 6y ago

Some unprepared wannabe who got himself killed because of how unprepared he was is your hero? Weird choice. Also, as the great Dr Henry Jones jr. said, “it belongs in a museum!” That thing was responsible for many deaths over the years, and would be better suited as a safe attraction to visit by all the white suburbanites sick of how fake their existence is. Maybe with a plaque stating how many rescue missions had to be sent out because of novices not knowing what they’re doing.

catalogia 6y ago
Alaska has the most missing people per capital of any US state, a few times higher than the natural average. Not all of that is attributable to the wilderness, but much of it is. Nature isn't like a Disney movie, but many people don't seem to appreciate that.
- starpilot 6y ago
  Mandatory YER GONNA DIE posting requirement now satisfied.
- matwood 6y ago
  As a friend of mine likes to say, "never forget that nature is always trying to kill you."
- brailsafe 6y ago
  Nature is exactly like a Disney movie. It's incredibly beautiful at times, and tragic in others. Either way, you might end up with an impactful story.
NotSammyHagar 6y ago
Makes me sad and happy to see that, cause of changing a tragic story but also good to protect people. It's a 9 hour hike from Healy and the bus location is on Google maps.
tasuki 6y ago
He survived for 113 days in the wilderness, not too bad. He was unprepared, yes, but it also seems he knew that what he was doing was risky, and he seems to have been ok taking that risk. I'm not quite sure - why judge him negatively?
- BelleOfTheBall 6y ago
  A lot of people judge him negatively because of what happened post his death: a non-fiction book about him, a feature film, hundreds of imitators, a cult of "hard survival". This lead to people dying, getting malnourished, government funds being spent on rescuing them. However, he never knew and never will know any of that happened. All he cared about is the journey, how is he possibly responsible for inspiring unprepared people to go into the woods? It's not like he's a still-living lifestyle blogger who goads people into doing this. He's not a hero but he's not deserving of all the flack he gets.
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- xenihn 6y ago
  I think I get it. Everyone knows his name, but no one knows the names of people who lived and died trying to rescue people like him.
  - hombre_fatal 6y ago
    Well, don't leave us hanging after suggesting such moral failing with so much contempt. How many people actually die trying to rescue people like him?
    - EdwardDiego 6y ago
      Here's one from my local area - the climbers shouldn't have been up there, the incoming weather was predictable, they thought they could beat it, they didn't, and as a result, a rescuer was killed by an avalanche trying to save them - but they were all killed by avalanches also. https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/90751216/memorial-for-one-of-nzs-worst-alpine-tragedies-to-be-unveiled-in-arthurs-pass https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/90751216/memorial-for...