Quote Originally Posted by boost
yes, a map would have saved his life.



So would a years supply of MRE's, a satellite phone, or a Sherpa. However as you can detect in my sarcasm this train of throught completely misses the point.


Actually just a more profound awareness of the real value of life, or at least enough to be willing to trade just enough impulse for the rational will to make choices that he's likely to survive would have sufficed...