This came across my Instagram account this morning, an analysis of a recent climbing fatality in Idaho’s City of Rock National Reserve. It is a brief, concise and respectful (if that is important to you) synthesis of the incident with three bullet points at the end which are all easily implemented and would have prevented the death of a very young man.
It is a stark contrast to the endless validation of feelings that define the Rescued Podcast. True, no-ones “lived experience” is substantiated, but also, the recommendations, if followed, would prevent someone’s lived experience from becoming a death experience. In the choice between life and death, most normal people choose life. The Longhouse does not have to imbue our entire existence, nor should it. The idea that we have to unquestioningly swallow down any and all instances of foolish behaviour is a destructive force which perpetuates human ignorance and even misery. Ironically, the greatest proponents are women who rage against the patriarchy while not seeming to recognise that it is oppressive to deny people the ability to learn from their mistakes and develop true resilience.
In the spirit of full disclosure, I should add that Doug and I once an adventure trying to abseil down a multi-pitch route in the City of Rock with a "short" 60 metre rope. Luckily, our feelings didn't matter and we let logic guide our decisions.
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