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DWeikert wrote:

sleepy wrote:

John Muir, Danial Boone, Lewis and Clark, Columbus... what if they hadn't explored?

The Donner Party, the Franklin Expedition, Percy Fawcett... What if they could've called for help?

Exactly.. That was then and this is now. You don't think any of those groups had whatever the technology of that day with them? Any true exploritary team (not some weekend thrill seeker) these days are all carrying the latest technology. The only people lost these days are those thinking technology is for pansies and think they can do it on their own. Trying to compare Percy, Donner, and the rest to anything today is silly. They weren't stupid, they just made due with what they had.

Besides, this is an ocean crossing, not a ground party.