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This refrain is all too common after an athlete's untimely death in the mountains.

But for the majority of us, we balance our tolerance for risk by acquiring the necessary

skills to keep ourselves safe.

We practice our knots, self-resting, and first aid in order to protect ourselves and our

partners.

But without much thought for the greater good, but the skills we're quietly mastering

with each expedition can turn into superpowers.

And when a crisis arises, we might just find that the resume we've been building makes

us exactly the right person to help a stranger in need.

I made a decision to survive in that survival mode.

The idea of dying wasn't in my head.

I knew immediately it was the worst case scenario.

I was in a fight for my life situation.

Whenever you walk out on these trails, you're in their house.

I'm Louisa Albinese, and you're listening to Out-Alive by Backpacker.

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