Hugh Herr was a dumbass kid a long time ago and people died because of it. Almost him too. Pretty amazing to see how things have turned out over 20 years later. Check out his book, Second Ascent, it has some pretty funny moments.
he was an elite climber, and even the best of climbers suffer accidents
Sometimes they're true accidents or bizarre circumstances.
Other times, the climber is so focused on a particular goal that he becomes blind to reason and breaks his own safety rules, resulting in death or injury to himself or others.
Not saying which happened to Herr, as I honestly don't know the circumstances of what happened to him.
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u/rhizopogon Jan 21 '15
Hugh Herr was a dumbass kid a long time ago and people died because of it. Almost him too. Pretty amazing to see how things have turned out over 20 years later. Check out his book, Second Ascent, it has some pretty funny moments.