Posted by General Zod
LOL! Sometimes, I think you should write a manual. (And why haven't you done this?) But yeah, When you're preparing for long term or long range travel, it's always a good thing to try and expand your inventory. Unless you want to suffer like a stupid fool.
I'll just leave this quote here: "Upgrade your brain matter, because one day it may matter."
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Lol, Hell Holes by blackhawk, Random Press
Almost all situations start off survivable.
Many times it's multiple mistakes in not controlling the heat.
Like not hunkering down when your hiking in the hot desert when you know you're losing it.
Heat exhaustion/stroke can easily kill you even if you call for rescue... before they arrive.
There are lines and boundaries that shouldn't be crossed.
Or playing on steel or at height. The next mistake may prove life altering.
Deciding to explore in a dark site without enough light and so on.
-Think- before you do something and keep the outcome survivable without a rescue.
Never hesitate to bug out if needed.I rarely abort climbs, but I have; one water tower had a sketchy section that I knew be hard going up and worse going down. Not worth a potential 20 foot fall; bug out.
Same for any potential trap; control the heat.
The higher the risk, the more careful and precise you need to be. If you're tired more care is needed as your ability to judge, reaction time, and strength are compromised; less margin for any error.
Best to abort before you get into trouble... remember Hearns
One of the Atlas F sites I went to was just waiting for someone not to think.
Oops.
I was one step away from a 20 foot free fall to concrete because a section of metal stairs had been torched off midsection. Below the point it was just air. I was distracted looking around, drooling and failed to verify the next section of stairs was intact.
I felt it (nothing) with my foot and pulled myself back to the 2nd to last step, barely.
Feet dangling in midair. Fuck me silly.
Had I not had fast reflexes and a good handhold on the hand rail I been dead.
There was no cell service there.
To get to the lower lever I had to climb down about 10 or 12 feet on some rotten 2×4's that lined the crew housing area. Before I did this I calculated there was enough debris below to stack up to get out on if the wood gave way. Not perfect but I rolled the dice... it worked, the easy way.
Stay chilly!
You got to stay composed, if you can't remain chilly; bug out before something worse happens!Your life depends on sound judgement in places like these, and failing that fast reflexes, strength and good habits like keeping your hands free, using the hand rails.
I recovered from a near fatal mistake.
I was impressed by my mistake but not distracted.
So I continued without anymore screw ups.