Help Climbers Attacked in Peru
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The narrative is on the donation page.... |
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Holy crap! That is scary. |
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link doesn't show on work computer, can someone post here? |
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Rob Kepley wrote: adventureamericas.wordpress…Thanks. That sounds wild. |
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Don't you wish you could send in the Marines! What a horrible story. |
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This is insane! |
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Scary stuff. I wish them a speedy recovery. |
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its a third world country its to be expected... |
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Bet they wont do that again |
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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). |
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Thanks for sharing. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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not funny... |
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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. |
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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. |
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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."""""" |