I can see the headlines now:
"Experienced Outdoorsman encounters difficulty but, being well equipped and prepared, nothing bad happened." Hardly the stuff that sells newspapers or attracts viewers to your news program.

If they knew what they were doing and had the right gear, you generally wouldn't read about them.

HJ

P.S. Let's all strive NOT to be the subject of a sensational news story. Oh wait a minute. We're all on ETS. We've already decided to do that. Never mind.