The Ultimate Issue
IS DOING WHAT YOU LOVE AN ACCEPTABLE JUSTIFICATION FOR TAKING A LIFE-THREATENING RISK?
73.6% Yes
26.4% No
THE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES I SEEK IN THE OUTDOORS ARE:
39.1% Mellow (hiking, trail running)
45.3% Moderately dangerous (mountain biking, backcountry skiing)
15.6% Extreme (rock climbing, downhill mountain biking, whitewater kayaking)
HAVE YOU EVER:
46.6% Camped illegally
39.8% Ignored dog-leash laws
36.5% Ducked a rope at a ski resort
22.3% Mountain-biked forbidden singletrack
28.8% None of these
DO YOU HAVE ANY WILDERNESS MEDICAL TRAINING?
59.9% No
40.1% Yes
OF THOSE WHO RESPONDED "YES":
71.4% Wilderness first-aid
17.0% Woofer (Wilderness First Responder)
11.6% Wilderness EMT
WHEN HEADING OUT SOLO ON A RIDE, CLIMB, OR TRAIL RUN, I LET SOMEONE KNOW:
36.5% Sometimes
60.7% Always
02.8% Never
THANKS TO THE PROLIFERATION OF GPS, SPOT UNITS, AND NOLS PROGRAMS, THE WOODS ARE:
45.2% More dangerous, because people use technology and education to justify taking bigger risks
54.8% Safer now than ever
IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE FOR A PARENT TO PURSUE LIFE-THREATENING ADVENTURES LIKE CLIMBING MOUNT EVEREST AND BASE-JUMPING:
25.4% Yes
74.6% No
