"The climber did remarkably well, although arguably he would have risked less by staying put until rescuers came looking."
What would have triggered a SAR operation? Did he leave word with someone dependable? If not, what he did was perhaps the best thing to do. At any rate, it worked.
Valid point. I assumed a solo climber would leave word, but maybe he didn't and thus was highly motivated to walk out. As usual, the level of detail is frustratingly sparse.
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