Originally Posted By Jimshaw
TomD
I don't get it Tom. confused He was traveling ultralight so he could cover more miles and maybe even jog back to his car in the event of a problem. Since he wasn't carrying hardly anything his chances of injury must have been nil. We all know that carrying less is more... so why did they need to rescue him? The rescuers must have had more gear than him and therefore were in more danger.
Just my $.02 worth
Jim crazy


Real simple, he wasn't traveling "ultralight" he was traveling unprepared. Anyone can say you're travelling ultralight by simply not taking anything - a whole lot of nothing is a lot lighter than the best cuben fibre tarp.. IMO you wanna say you're traveling ultralight you need to be prepared for the conditions you're going to see, and yes that depends on where you are going and the season you are doing your hiking in.
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