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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a pp who thought this was probably intended as a short morning hike (like an hour or two and then back home in time for lunch and nap), but 1 of the 4 suffered illness or injury mid-hike and they made the unfortunate decision to stick together which may have made sense in the moment but ultimately killed them all.  But now hearing that they may have deliberately set out for a grueling 8+ mile hike, in August, with an infant, makes me think maybe they were just plain stupid.  The adults were experienced hikers, but the baby was only one, so they were new to hiking with a baby. [/quote]

Agree with this.  
I think they just underestimated their mortality.

People never think they're going to be the ones to die.  It's human nature.  People with bad cancer are sure they'll be in the 5% who will respond to treatment.  People in the ICU think they'll pull through (I'm an ICU nurse).  Heck, most of America is sure that Covid could never harm them personally (even as they watch friends and family members die). 
I'm sure this family never thought: "If we go out there in the heat, we could die".  I don't have half their level of fitness and my gut reaction is "Oh, I'd be okay, I'll just turn around if I feel bad".  I would never think "I may die on the trail, I better not go". [/quote]

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