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Hiker rescued after workmates left him on mountain, says search crew (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (8 children)

avid hikers have this weird assumption that a trail which is "easy" for them should be easy for anyone, even if that person hasn't hiked in years, or ever. so the seasoned hikers dart off ahead and leave the beginners behind, expecting that they'll catch up, which they usually do. until they don't.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I was taught that the fastest person in the group stays in the rear, and always thought this was a common rule. Isn't it?

[–] Hawke 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Wouldn’t that make them the slowest in the group, given they’ll arrive last?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No, the order or arrival within a group has nothing to do with individual speed.

[–] Hawke -1 points 5 months ago

Pretty sure that’s how speed works. Assuming everyone starts at the same place and takes the same route, whoever arrives last is the slowest.

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