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Underassessment of risk probably helps contribute to the desire to do things like skydive and climb Everest.
by VectorLock 2y ago
Underassessment of risk probably helps contribute to the desire to do things like skydive and climb Everest.
- mlyle 2y agoShe didn't seek to climb Everest; she was going to the base camp. Going to base camp is not without hazard (people have died from altitude sickness, falls, or avalanches), but it's tiny compared to the hazards involved in summiting.
- VectorLock 2y agoI suppose you can still brag "I climbed Everest" to people without any experience climbing Everest if you just go to base camp.