Yes Trailrunner it is a sweeping generalization. There is only so much room in the title block, which is why I did the explaining in the body of the thread.

The gist of the idea is that going with very little to the summit is often a bad idea, although not always a bad idea, but if it is bad weather or a known potentially bad spot, then the "concept" of summiting with mostly no gear is one that CAN kill you. It gets more readers ya know, more people to chip in their two cents worth, more oportunity for someone to say "but aren't you always safer with less gear because you will be less likely to injure yourself?" (or is it "?)?
Jim