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Obviously, it's a sad story and all should hope for a good outcome but . . . WHY in this day and age . . . would you climb a mountain without a satellite phone or some other device that could be tracked by GPS?
I'm not 'blaming the victims'. I'm just asking if anyone short of sherpa-skills has any business on a mountain in late fall without a backup plan, a backup backup plan, a backup backup backup plan, etc.
Fortunately, these guys had good gear but it's hard to believe they took only one phone.
Obviously, it's a sad story and all should hope for a good outcome but . . . WHY in this day and age . . . would you climb a mountain without a satellite phone or some other device that could be tracked by GPS?
I'm not 'blaming the victims'. I'm just asking if anyone short of sherpa-skills has any business on a mountain in late fall without a backup plan, a backup backup plan, a backup backup backup plan, etc.
Fortunately, these guys had good gear but it's hard to believe they took only one phone.
