Re: [Paddlewise] Storm Island Rescue

>From: Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
D. Kruger wrote
>There is much to reflect on in Doug's sobering narrative.  It reminds me of
>some of the travails Joe Simpson details in his book about his injury/fall 
>(and
>subsequent self-rescue) down a glaciated ice face in South America, after 
>his
>partner is forced to cut the rope.  (Can't remember the title, durn it!)

"Touching the Void" is the book I think you're thinking of, Dave. 
Interesting you should mention it. When Doug was trying to figure out how 
three paddlers, each extraordinarily capable tourers in their own right, 
could err so badly when together, I was reminded of some of the K2 and 
Everest narratives. In these stories, mountaineers, many of whom are (or, 
sadly, were) accomplished climbers in their own right, come to grief at 
least in part because of flawed group dynamics.
Doug, as always, thanks for your amazing candour and brutal frankness in 
laying out your misadventures. They are lessons to all of us, of whatever 
experience level, not to try to "tough it out" when our guts are telling us 
something's amiss.

Philip Torrens
N49°16' W123°06'


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