> I think the judge is viewing this too much through the perfect lens of hindsight and she likely would have made some of the same (or worse) errors given the s

> I think the judge is viewing this too much through the perfect lens of hindsight and she likely would have made some of the same (or worse) errors given the same prior information. Agreed, it very much seems like that. As the article mentions, many hikers fail to bring enough water. He made a mistake, no doubt, and almost paid with his life. But that should be his punishment.