Look at this way 72 or 22, he survived for 19 days successfully!

Yes if he carried some type of PLB or SPOT he could have been rescued early, but my Dad still hikes a lot at 77 and he will not take a cell phone with him, let alone a beacon. He figures that he lasted through 65 years of hiking alone without it so why start now. I figure its not worth the argument. But you will never catch him without his Mora knife, matches, leather gloves, toque, and a pack with a few extra items tucked in.