[philmont] Mistakes made

Twice I have kept quiet when the crew took the wrong trail. In both
cases it was early, weather was good, and we had time to recover. On a
third occasion, the crew was confused over where we were headed (Deer
Lake vs. Deer Lake Mesa). It was late in the afternoon and a storm was
coming in. The crew was tired. I made a decision that it was not a
good time for an extra unplanned side hike. I suggested several times
that they check the itinerary before they finally did and realized that
they were going to head the wrong direction.

Most of the time we should let the crew make the mistake and just enjoy
the "bonus" scenery and exercise. But there are times when you must
consider health and safety issues and step in. Things like the crew's
physical status, weather, time of day, and water situation have to
considered.

In Al's example where there are some navigational challenges ahead, that
is something I would discuss with the crew leader and navigator the
evening before when we are reviewing the next day's plan.

Phil Brown

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Received on Sun Apr 29 07:32:21 2007