No, you are not a bad person. Let's say you were hiking with a companion and you fall through an ice lens. What does your buddy do? Leave you and trek out to get help. Maybe your bud falls through an ice lens...Now what?

There are two possible solutions. Minimum party of four - one to stay with the victim and two to hike out. Only this will satisfy the safety geeks.

Or...if the rangers are really nice, they will have ESP, alerting instantly - "Heather-ak is in trouble. I can feel it! Alert all stations! Get my helo ready!"

The best thing is carrying a PLB in the situation you describe. Best wishes in applying the splint.