08-12-2009, 08:03 PM
davester wrote:
There's almost certainly a much greater risk of being killed in a car crash or a pedestrian crosswalk on the way to Zion than there is stumbling and falling off a cliff. I do risk assessment as part of my profession and commonly find that people for the most part are very confused regarding the relative risks of different activities. They take extreme precautions against remote risks and take no precautions against significant ones.
If a person slips on the sidewalk or crosswalk they get a bruise tailbone. If a person slips on 1000 foot cliff. They're dead.
ANY activity where one slip and you're dead is to much of a risk for a mother of three children to take.