Originally Posted By: Bob West
True confessions: No doubt, if I ever need help, I will press the 911 button on my Spot Messenger, no hesitation.


I'd be careful relying on that bad boy - my kind family bought me this: ResQlink

Originally Posted By: Ken
......but they weren't born that way. They had to work up to it, with the hand-holding of signs, etc, along the way.

I'm fine with the rest of the population having the same learning advantages.


Great point - we're all at different "levels" in this game, and none of us were born with an ice axe in hand.