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From the article: > The problem — the primary human problem — is that people are susceptible, prideful, bullheaded, egotistic, dumbstruck and lazy. Add to this
by quickthrower2 6y ago
From the article:
> The problem — the primary human problem — is that people are susceptible, prideful, bullheaded, egotistic, dumbstruck and lazy. Add to this doomed slurry a little avalanche training (or what used to qualify as avalanche training, and its focus on analyzing snowpack), and people make terrible decisions with greater frequency and confidence.
Sounds like a little knowledge is dangerous
- sliken 6y agoYes, but so medium knowledge, or a ton. Risk is relatively constant as you get more experienced.
- nicpottier 6y agoThis isn't true at all. Risk is not at all constant over time. There are stats in the climbing world that are similar and it is a jagged line with risk tolerance going up, then diving down after each close call etc.. but trending upwards. "There are old climbers and there are bold climbers but there are no old bold climbers."