And he died a moderate death, alone.

I think youthful exuberance, ego, and confirmation bias play a big roll as well, but that is a hard thing to teach to a young person living in a bucolic mountain town with a good upbringing and a...

No doubt he had a gopro, but I do doubt that it was running when he was skinning up in a baselayer, nor would I really care to see what would have been on it had it been on.

This really is the only thing that hit home for me, coupled with the understanding of how thin of a line general aspect differences can actually play a part in a life/death decision.