Is there any data to support that more accidents/deaths occur now on the mountain then in years past? If not, then I agree this article is clickbait.
I didn't read that as a premise of the article, that more people are getting hurt these days. It seems more about new hikers that keep making the same old mistakes. Accidents go up and down with the seasons. With all the information at people's fingertips today, why can't people learn and make better decisions? I think that's an interesting question to ponder.
Article quote:
"Carma Roper, the public information officer at the Inyo County Search and Rescue office that serves Whitney, told me that accident rates jump up and down. Over the past five years, they’ve performed between six and 20 rescues a year within the Whitney Basin. She said emergency calls ramp up in late spring and early summer, when climbers arrive in droves, and that snow travel and glissading are common causes of the more serious or deadly accidents."
