Milosz Pierwola outlines a case of climbers getting the wrong end of the stick, causing a social media uproar that nonetheless highlighted a strong sense of environmental ethics in the community...
Sigh... Just shows the danger of new media, allowing everyone to become 'news reporters'. A proper reporter would have investigated the assumed story to check the facts, before going public. Alas, with new media, there's no editor looking over your shoulder, aiming to spot gaffes before going to print.
This article reads like a case defense. What I'm more interested in is how such an accidental littering could be avoided in future in order to stop the same happening again. I'm guessing they stored the rubbish in rice sacks which are cheap to buy in bazaars. Maybe they were inadequate against birds ransacking them for example? Who knows though because there is no mention.
Our Friday Night Video this week is Jim Bridwell in conversation with John Long. This interview would be Bridwell's last and the following day Bridwell, who was critically ill with Hepatitis C, passed into a coma. The video covers a controversial event in...
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