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Wilderness Rescue, Mountain Culture

Cliffside Conflict

American Alpine Institute
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In the following video, an individual is angry at another person for being where she wants to be. The argument is petty. The accusations are petty. And the fact that the woman making the accusations has to be held by someone to keep her from falling is insane…

We live in a culture where people feel entitled to treat one another poorly. They chase people who cut them off in traffic. They threaten people over minor slights.

Is it worth it?

Is the risk of death worth any minor first world problem…?

Apparently there are far too many people out there that think so…

–Jason D. Martin

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