Originally Posted By: MDinana
Originally Posted By: ponder
Why are we always paying for the rescue of the so-called-experienced-climbers.


Oh, I don't know. Probably the same reason we have cops, firefighters, EMS, and the Coast Guard.

It's probably worthy of its own thread, but that POV shows up a lot around high profile SAR cases.


There was a contentious and lengthly thread from last year in regards to fees for SAR rescue.

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