[pct-l] Hikers over Yosemite falls

[Tortoise]

Careful there Postholer. You may upset the religious sensibilities of some on this list. ;-)

However I often describe events like this as How God gets rid of fools.

Tortoise


On 07/21/2011, at 13:29, PCT List wrote:

> Instead of looking for an acceptable place to cross a raging creek, I
> asked my hiking partner if she was ok to jump from rock to rock to
> cross, with a lethal outcome if you missed.
> 
> We both made it without incident, but the nagging "what if" has always
> haunted me. The jump was a bit of a stretch, but doable. Had I fallen
> it would have been bad, had she of fallen it would have been much,
> much worse. Regrets, lessons learned.
> 
> P.S.
> Regarding the church group members going over the falls; somewhere I
> think it's written that the devout can't be nominated for 'Darwin'
> awards, it was gods will. ;)
> 
> -postholer
> 
>>>>> 
> Let's all chime in here! What's your stupidest thing that you've ever
> done in the wilderness? Maybe we can all learn from each other's
> mistakes.
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