Reply #74: Humankind's hubris in the face of Nature. [View All]

While I mourn for the family members of the dead men, I feel no deep regrets for their own deaths.

It is FOOLISH to climb a mountain in inclimate weather regardless of one's level of professionalism. Mountain climbing is inherently dangerous and those who choose to take up the HOBBY do so of their own accord. Frankly, I think it is selfish to put oneself in a NEEDLESSLY dangerous situation, knowing that one outcome might be your death and the resulting sorrow visited upon your surviving family members.

Were these climbers thinking of their children and wives when they decided to undertake a dangerous climb during a typically unpredictable season?? I think not.

J