SN,
We all do stupid things. The questions are when and where. I did something incredible stupid this past winter but it was in a place where the most that could happen to were ripped this and that and; scrapes and bruises...and that what I ended up with. If I did what did in the chute in April or May of this year, I would not be posting this.
As you noted, people die and get hurt in the chute from time to time. Usually, from not knowing what they are getting into after a long arduous day on Mt. Whitney when the mind is not function on all 8 cylinders.
