> From: "MICHAEL SILVIUS" <M.Silvius_at_worldnet.att.net> > Jackie: > > Although it seems by the article that she was duped by this so called "bear guru", I just can't help it, and forgive me if I sound callous but to some degree they both got what they came looking for. < "Duped" wasn't my word, it's the title of the article. I also wouldn't say she went looking to be eaten by a bear. But I get your point. She was 37 years old and, for some reason, the right alarms didn't go off soon enough. She put a lot of faith in a guy who turned out to be a real nut job. Reading the article sort of reminded me of Don Starkell and Victoria Jason and their trip together, her only having his self-inflated description of his expertise to rely on. Fortunately, Victoria Jason survived her ordeal (didn't complete the trip with Starkell) and lived to learn from her experience (see "Kabloona in a Yellow Kayak" by Victoria Jason). I think both women may have been caught up in the celebrity of their "guide" and the exciting prospects of an adventure. One lived and one didn't. No doubt Jason had the necessary survival instincts. jackie *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Jan 22 2005 - 10:40:37 PST
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