Originally Posted by
wolfchild
Every adventure has a certain amount of risk that goes with it.....People have crossed Antarctica on skis, climbed mountains, sailed across the world in a sail boats, run ultra marathons through extreme terrain, bike toured and hiked through all types of dangerous places...Would you call that deliberately looking for trouble ??
The difference is that people who do those kinds of adventures have done tons of research and planning ahead of time. They didn't arrive at McMurdo Station and ask "So, what are the conditions ahead?" Finding yourself in Lake City, Colorado in mid-November on a bicycle tour and asking if the pass ahead is, well, passable is the equivalent.
Frankly finding yourself in Colorado on a cross country tour in the middle of November shows poor planning in the extreme. It is warmer now due to the nonexistent global warming but Colorado mountains can still pack a unexpected wallop.