I know that law, and I like it- it was written so that people who think you can day hike Washington wearing a tshirt, shorts, and carrying only a liter of water get spanked when they call for SAR becuase they are cold and hungry and they hurt when it is getting dark.

But fining this kid is nuts- he lost and honestly hurt. Was his short cut bone headed? Sure, but if he hadn't gotten hurt, would we be thinking it was dumb?