Monday, June 10, 2013

All mountain rescues unless it is a criminal act should be paid by the rescue person

Here in Alaska and other states that have high mountain terrain.  We get these daredevils or people who want to explore the Alaska or high mountain terrain.  I say go ahead should government pay any amount of it.  Answer is no.  Dan Fagan former TV talk radio host in Anchorage had a solution to this once.  It was you want a mountain rescue get your credit card out.  Most national parks should require a $100,000 bond before you climb.  You want to climb Mt Rainer and Mt McKinley then deposit $100,000 to the US Forest Service require a Sherpa you get 75 percent back if you survive ten percent goes to the Sherpa.  ten percent to administration to maintain the program.  This will actually help the survival rate of climbers.  Now since Flattop Mountain is located in the Municipality of Anchorage you want to climb it then deposit $10,000 to Anchorage Fire Department you get $9,000 back if you do not need rescued.  You get a ticket to climb mountain.  If it is a criminal act such as someone pushing someone to kill them or attempt to kill them then the victim should not have to pay to be rescued that is the only reason you should get a free rescue.  The truth is you really do not get a free rescue you end up paying at the end but usually it is about less than 50 percent of the rescue instead of 100 percent of the rescue which is what it should be.  You could apply insurance on this.  Sherpas be required on any big mountain reduce deaths they are a lifeline they require then in Switzerland, Canada and Nepal but not in America why?  A life is not worth being risky and stupid why should the American taxpayer pay for stupidity of a daredevil.  You want to adventure in Alaskan or any American wilderness then pay first.  American only pay for political stupidity not for recreational climbing.  We should not pay for that either?  That is another blog to one day be written.  If you have a heart attack on the trail you would also not need to pay for that rescue.

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