NPS Denali Dispatch: Overconfidence and Inexperience in the Alaska Range

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Dave B
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Re: NPS Denali Dispatch: Overconfidence and Inexperience in the Alaska Range

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Don't listen to this social engineering nonsense from the NPS. It's all just big brother trying to keep the sheep afraid to live their lives.

Mortality rate on Denali is a mere 3.08/1000 summit attempts from 1903 -2006, that's 0.0308% chance of dying which is sTaTiStIcAlLy zErO cHaNcE oF dYiNg!

Besides I've heard that people from Arizona summit straight from the Kahiltna all the time anyways, because liberty.
Make wilderness less accessible.
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Re: NPS Denali Dispatch: Overconfidence and Inexperience in the Alaska Range

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Dave B wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 8:37 am
Mortality rate on Denali is a mere 3.08/1000 summit attempts from 1903 -2006, that's 0.0308% chance of dying which is sTaTiStIcAlLy zErO cHaNcE oF dYiNg!
3.08/1000 would be 0.308%
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Re: NPS Denali Dispatch: Overconfidence and Inexperience in the Alaska Range

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Scott P wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 8:46 am
Dave B wrote: Sat May 29, 2021 8:37 am
Mortality rate on Denali is a mere 3.08/1000 summit attempts from 1903 -2006, that's 0.0308% chance of dying which is sTaTiStIcAlLy zErO cHaNcE oF dYiNg!
3.08/1000 would be 0.308%
Not according to my freedom calculator it isn't.
Make wilderness less accessible.
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