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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nature is harsh. You can prepare and have all the experience and training and equipment in the world but when it becomes man against natural forces - be it fire, water, cold, snow - nature is stronger.

But there is also an incredible amount of reward for spending time in nature and reaping the benefits of the beauty and adventure. Is there a risk - of course. But life has risk and you only live one life. We can all die tomorrow. For those of us who aren't risk adverse, you accept the risk of nature and adventure just like you do every time you get in your car. [/quote]

Growing up without your mom because she wasn't risk adverse and loved nature? I doubt most kids think that's worth the cost. [/quote]

Its a fluke accident. That is why it made the news. Women and yes mothers (and fathers) go into the backcountry and the ocean and other places that have risk - all the time and 99.999% of the time, it all goes well.  Driving a car is still more dangerous. [/quote]

DP here. Driving a car is a necessity and virtually unavoidable. Taking dumb risks like this is completely preventable and stupid. They not only signed up for something extremely dangerous, but they also didn't heed the warnings. Completely irresponsible.[/quote]

People also own dogs and guns - both of which kill children but they take that risk even though it isn't a necessity. Annually an average of 22 people in the USA die in avalanches but more than 40 a year are killed by dogs. [/quote]

I'm the one you're responding to and I agree that people take all kinds of unnecessary risks. Irresponsible people own guns and dogs. Irresponsible people speed and do drugs and take unnecessarily dangerous trips knowing that they have young children at home who depend on them. None of it should be happening. [/quote]

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