This was a very sad article to read. I enjoy participating in dangerous and extreme activities. I have sky-dived, bungee jumped, mountain climbed (my next adventure will hopefully include some sort of rainforest!) but I try to weigh the risks of a situation before partaking in it. When I first started mountain climbing, this past February, my friends were careful and instructive on how to read a map before we did any climbing. We were in Scotland and the weather can change really easy. Getting lost on a mountain top can be very dangerous, but at the same time you be ready for a bad situation.
In this article a Nepalese official commented and said that this event was completely a natural disaster. There are nothing the climbers could have done to prevent being killed in the avalanche, other than not going climbing. When you participate in dangerous activities — whether it be base jumping, storm chasing or mountain biking — there is a risk. You have to respect nature and always have it in your mind that disaster events can affect you.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/23/nepal-himalayas-avalanche-climber-deaths
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