I don't think "fall off and die" has anything to do with technical. Below is a trail thru Hollenbeck Canyon, east of San Diego, it is a smooth non-technical trail but a low side fall would be 50' to 70' down thru some nasty rocks.

Maybe it is my rock climbing background, but the trail shown has no "objective" dangers, i.e. if the trail were in the middle of a field you would not consider it dangerous or difficult but the penalty for a loss of balance to the downhill side seems to give it some "subjective" danger. To me, subjective danger is that we impose on ourselves by our thought process and objective danger is that which occurs despite our efforts to control it.

TECHNICAL OR JUST SCARY?