>> Hal Christiansen recently mentioned something about mountain climbers getting into trouble due to their arrogance, or some such thing. I rented a movie this weekend to help illustrated in my mind, and reinforce Hal's notion. I've read the book a while back "Into Thin Air", but the Hollywood version available now out on video leaves a real deep impression as it plays out on the screen. The absolute stupidity of the "I'm invincible" attitude, and the "Conquer nature" philosophy, as well as contributory factors like ignoring "Red Flags" are all vividly portrayed in the movie version. Recommended viewing. BC'in Ya Doug Lloyd (who loves bouncing ideas off this list) >> I read _Into Thin Air_ (and saw the TV movie, which was very good, indeed) about the same time I read _Deep Trouble_, and for a while contemplated reviewing the two books side by side for a club publication. (Never found the time, though.) There are lessons in hubris and risk-taking to be learned from both books. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jun 06 2000 - 06:14:29 PDT
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