A day after reading the article I still can't believe the event leader sent the radio with the other gear and separate from the party . I guess that just proves you can't have faith that planning and leadership are competent. The events that led to this survival situation had nothing to do with the kind of uncontrallable 'bad luck' events we usually associate with them such as weather, disaster, mechanical breakdown, getting lost, etc. This situation was caused purely by inept administration of the logistics and a lack of contingency planning by the leader. I guess 'leadership risk' or 'human error/incompetence' is another area to consider when gathering survival equipment and planning for an event.<br><br>It reminds me of the tourists in Malaysia who boarded a ferry that sunk in calm open water and left them swimming for their survival in the sea for a day and a night. They had a right to expect and probably assumed that the vessel had been maintained in a seaworthy condition, was not overloaded, and had adequate and accessible liferafts and PFD's and that these basic requirements were enforced by government officials. Again, a survival situation caused by error in human judgement in the form of the ferry owner's disregard for safety. <br><br>