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- From: hall@vice.ICO.TEK.COM (Hal F Lillywhite)
- Newsgroups: rec.backcountry
- Subject: Re: how do you feel about a group of 1!
- Message-ID: <11230@vice.ICO.TEK.COM>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 16:39:02 GMT
- References: <7276@prudence.cs.nps.navy.mil> <1993Jan27.230948.6407@emr1.emr.ca> <1993Jan28.142114.15883@scott.skidmore.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan28.142114.15883@scott.skidmore.edu> pvonk@scott.skidmore.edu (Pierre VonKaenel) writes:
-
- >On the flip side... how about a group of 1? I started backpacking
- >last year (after a 10 year interruption), and enjoy going by myself.
- >Now I get flack from aunts, friends, even wife, about how dangerous
- >this is.. I *should* go with at least one other. So,... how many
- >people backpack by themselves? What's the advice on this?
-
- Just for completeness, one addition to my previous response to this
- post. You are married. I don't know if you have children. When
- deciding if you will take a risk it is wise to remember that widows
- and fatherless children have a tough row to hoe in this life. Do
- you want to leave your family without you? This would fit into the
- category of staying well within your limits when alone, one more
- item to consider.
-