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It's still early, but soon it'll be that time of year when hikers get lost / injured / rescued in brutal winter mountain weather, followed by the inevitable discussion on this and other outdoors sites. The discusssions seem to be almost identical from one event to another. So, in an effort to streamline the process, I've created a preliminary template. It is by no means complete; not every (or any) field will apply to everyone, but it might cover many people's needs.
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[Insert Title]
[Insert brief description of incident with link to newspaper article]
[Insert sincere positive thoughts and prayers of a safe return]
[Insert updated link with no new concrete information]
[Insert speculation and conjecture based on incomplete and/or inaccurate news reports]
[Insert more positive thoughts and prayers]
[Insert gallows humor that sounded funny in your head as you were typing it but in fact went over like a lead balloon]
[Insert updated link indicating a successful rescue and that initial news reports were completely off the mark]
[Insert apology / admission that your earlier speculation and conjecture were dead wrong; in other words...leave this space empty]
[Insert sincere words of thanks and relief that it turned out as well as could be expected]
[Insert smug arrogant condemnation that this newbie was unprepared and had no business being there so ill-prepared]
[Insert ...... nothing..... because that newbie was you 7 years ago, and that thought scares the hell out of you]
[Insert......anything at all....just to use it as a reason to include an anecdote about how hardcore, fast, and gnarly of a winter mountaineer you are]
[Insert a valuable anecdote about a similar mistake you once made and how you learned from it and it helped you and others around you become better, smarter, safer hikers]
[Insert ....nothing....... lurker]
[Insert more speculation and conjecture and condemnation regardless of the facts staring you in the face]
[Insert endless debate about "light and fast = safety" versus "gotta be prepared for an unexpected night out"]
...lather, rinse, repeat...
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[Insert Title]
[Insert brief description of incident with link to newspaper article]
[Insert sincere positive thoughts and prayers of a safe return]
[Insert updated link with no new concrete information]
[Insert speculation and conjecture based on incomplete and/or inaccurate news reports]
[Insert more positive thoughts and prayers]
[Insert gallows humor that sounded funny in your head as you were typing it but in fact went over like a lead balloon]
[Insert updated link indicating a successful rescue and that initial news reports were completely off the mark]
[Insert apology / admission that your earlier speculation and conjecture were dead wrong; in other words...leave this space empty]
[Insert sincere words of thanks and relief that it turned out as well as could be expected]
[Insert smug arrogant condemnation that this newbie was unprepared and had no business being there so ill-prepared]
[Insert ...... nothing..... because that newbie was you 7 years ago, and that thought scares the hell out of you]
[Insert......anything at all....just to use it as a reason to include an anecdote about how hardcore, fast, and gnarly of a winter mountaineer you are]
[Insert a valuable anecdote about a similar mistake you once made and how you learned from it and it helped you and others around you become better, smarter, safer hikers]
[Insert ....nothing....... lurker]
[Insert more speculation and conjecture and condemnation regardless of the facts staring you in the face]
[Insert endless debate about "light and fast = safety" versus "gotta be prepared for an unexpected night out"]
...lather, rinse, repeat...
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