Originally Posted by
Drew Wiley
Now it's adventure websites. It used to be backcountry guidebooks. The problem with both is that they tend to get written by mountaineers, but end up attracting all kinds of people who are unprepared and inexperienced. Few people realize just how much conditions can potentially change from year to year, or even on the same day. Long ago I got accustomed to finding my own places to go. I got tired of ruined vacations due to having to rescue people and guide them back out. During one of the big fires a few years ago, if you reported a missing hiker, they'd be number 500-something on the search list. Even helicopters couldn't operate during that mess.
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