skills and knowledge isn't that you're a "good skier"......it's the "I know where this goes, I know where it comes out, I know what kind of terrain to expect, I know where help is and how long to expect it to take to get me, and I know how to get out if there's trouble"
Also an understanding of basic protocols, overall style in regards to understanding group dynamics, potential dangers and variating circumstances. Throw in a big dose of adaptability, scene safety awareness and a mentality that thinks of the group as a whole instead of selfish objectives and yada yada yada.
or have sex, drink, do drugs, speed in cars, eat wild berries, talk to strangers…
Maybe he was on drugs.
Are ya braggin and/or complainin?
Just sayin'. Happens.
There was 21 at the extraction point and then 2 more showed up, making it 23. That’s got to be some sort of record.
To these points, I am told lots of research shows teenagers cannot appreciate the gravity of risk or the value of reward when making decisions, at least not to the extent of a pre-teen or post teen mind. Apparently there are literally pieces of brain moving around in those years.
