[at-l] RE: Maybe, just maybe....

[thornel at attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

Kelly Whitman wrote: "I'm a non-hiker? That's interesting you brought that 
up about a rescue.
Someone else emailed offlist saying it was a terrible thing to put rescuers
in danger "unnecessarily," and that person has been strangely silent about
what this fellow did."

I think SloeToe simply suggested possibilities of what motivations Ken 
Holmes might have had toward his decision to camp, a decision that proved 
lethal. No one on this list knows his motivations. Everyone can second 
guess his decision. I think there is nothing useful to add.

I wrote you offlist, much as GMC wrote you on list with concern about your 
frequent stated physical limitations and desire to have an early start as a 
means to complete a thru hike. I am concerned about your safety. I'd be 
concerned for Bill Irwin's safety if he went for a late winter thru hike 
with unfamiliar equipment and planned on short distances.

But I hope for the best for you and every hiker - thru and sectioner. I 
hope that hikers consider their safety and strive to never need rescue.

LNT includes leaving no corpses.

OrangeBug