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Help Climbers Attacked in Peru

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Jason Lantz · · Centennial, CO · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 170

The narrative is on the donation page....

crowdtilt.com/campaigns/per…

Brian C. · · Longmont, CO · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 1,100

Holy crap! That is scary.

NickinCO · · colorado · Joined Sep 2010 · Points: 155

link doesn't show on work computer, can someone post here?

Rob Kepley · · Westminster, CO · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 1,005
NickinCO · · colorado · Joined Sep 2010 · Points: 155
Rob Kepley wrote: adventureamericas.wordpress…
Thanks. That sounds wild.
Old Crusty · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2011 · Points: 0

Don't you wish you could send in the Marines! What a horrible story.

Ben Brotelho · · Albany, NY · Joined May 2011 · Points: 520

This is insane!

Charles Kinbote · · Brooklyn, NY · Joined Jan 2012 · Points: 5

Scary stuff. I wish them a speedy recovery.

You've got to be careful in a lot of South American cities. I was just in Caracas, Venezuela and several nearby villages and it was definitely a bit sketchy. You just don't walk around at night there, according to our local friends and guides, who were showing us around. The taxi service the hotel provided was outfitted with bullet proof glass, and the drivers wouldn't let us open the windows at night "for our own safety" nor would they stop at red lights. Nevertheless, we had a great time, and I don't mean to talk shit. Not too much shit, at least.

Anonymous · · Unknown Hometown · Joined unknown · Points: 0

its a third world country its to be expected...

M Mobley · · Bar Harbor, ME · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 911

Bet they wont do that again

gearwhore · · Orange, CA · Joined Oct 2011 · Points: 0

Well I'm sure with the book and movie deal they'd get from such a epic adventure story that it'd more than cover the amount they're asking for...(donations).

Medic741 · · Des Moines, IA (WTF) · Joined Apr 2012 · Points: 265

Thanks for sharing.

Rob Gordon · · Hollywood, CA · Joined Feb 2009 · Points: 115

That's horrendous. Sometimes I feel like I'm a bit over an over-worrier. But then I hear something like this and feel justified in taking precautions.

gunter · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Mar 2011 · Points: 10

Bump...Easy to say what you would and would not do from a keyboard in the states but I'd be running fools over left and right.

coldatom · · Cambridge, MA · Joined Sep 2011 · Points: 70
thefish wrote:its a third world country its to be expected...
Really? I think you and I have spent time in very different 3rd world countries.

Maybe different first world countries as well, judging by your aversion to apostrophes.

I kid.
Dirty Gri Gri, or is it GiGi? · · Vegas · Joined May 2005 · Points: 4,115

I tend to be overly cautious, and hyper-vigilant when traveling in sketchy areas in the US, and abroad. I suppose it mostly stems from living in Los Angeles (then Vegas), and witnessing a lot of random acts of violence growing up; from having a gun pointed at my head, and in the mouths of others while bullets were flying, and seeing my friend dragged, and thrown in a backseat of a car, and raped, to working in environments where violence is witnessed almost on a daily basis. That being said, the victims in this case were either very brave to travel like that, or somewhat naive. What a horrendous ordeal! Wish them the best in their recovery.

Anonymous · · Unknown Hometown · Joined unknown · Points: 0
coldatom wrote: Really? I think you and I have spent time in very different 3rd world countries. Maybe different first world countries as well, judging by your aversion to apostrophes. I kid.
attitudes like this are why people get beat with rocks in 3rd world countries.

i kid
Jason Lantz · · Centennial, CO · Joined Sep 2008 · Points: 170

not funny...

Eric D · · Gnarnia · Joined Nov 2006 · Points: 235
Jake Jones wrote: Standard procedure is to go nowhere without either a respected local member of the region/community representing you and guiding you, or large numbers of well armed folks.
Yikes. I can't believe that is your take on travelling in the third world. I can confirm that this is NOT standard procedure in the vast majority of third world countries.

The vast majority of people in third world countries are incredibly welcoming and kind. Of course, there are exceptions abroad as there are here in the U.S.
Jon Zucco · · Denver, CO · Joined Aug 2008 · Points: 245

I'm with Jake. Befriend the locals, immediately. Try to have one accompany you as a paid guide if you plan on going into uncharted territory.

This is shitty. Sometimes I begin to forget what a fucked up world we live in. Then I read something like this...

Makes me want to go taco on Peru.

K Weber · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2011 · Points: 15
supertopo.com/climbers-foru…

"""""So what happened to the climbing gear?

The post here and on MP labels these people as climbers. Are there threads on Cascades or bicyling or backpacker or travel forums?

This story and shopping list makes me think that this girl thinks that Americans should be rescued by Bill Clinton and have all new American possessions waiting for them when they get back home.

4k for a laptop?? Sheeesh

Why not list 30k for a Toyota. Just leave that beater behind. Don't ship it back.""""""
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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