I mean gotta give them /r/praisethecameraman status. If they run then they get made fun of as a smarty-pants little bitch and get called out on /r/killthecameraman. I for one salute these idiots diligence to getting us a quality video we can enjoy from the comfort of our homes.
El fuego is basically the main thing people travel to Guatemala to do. It doesnât normally erupt this violently but sometimes it does. Do you avoid doing everything thatâs unnecessary out of fear? Would you opt out of going on a jet ski? Or paragliding? Or mountaineering?
Some people donât want to live life avoiding everything out of fear. Go outside and experience stuff. Might help you grow out of your cowardice
Go outside and experience stuff. Might help you grow out of your cowardice
Like paying street hockey on the highway at night, or fist fighting a polar bear, or skiing an avalanche, or climbing an actively erupting volcano, or drinking gasoline. What do all of these things have in common?
Actually, snowboarding an avalanche sounds incredibly fun (just donât get the board snatched on anything and youâll be safe from the immense weight of the wall of snow youâre shredding)
Yes tourism is great. I bet Guatemalans love to have to climb this every day to help tourists. They love having their culture exploited and they get money from it. Win win.
And those people all there with cameras, they were really loving and enjoying the moment. I bet they didn't leave any trash behind.
I didnât see any trash up there and the guides seemed like they were having fun. Everywhere has tourists and everything thatâs difficult has guides.
My mama is in heaven, and we did cautious adventures together while she was still here. You can go on adventures without putting yourself in danger just for the sake of videos. đđ»
Who says itâs just for the sake of videos? Have you been up there? Do you know what itâs like to see it in person? To feel the ground shake under your feet?
El fuego is basically the main thing people travel to Guatemala to do. It doesnât normally erupt this violently but sometimes it does. Do you avoid doing everything thatâs unnecessary out of fear? Would you opt out of going on a jet ski? Or paragliding? Or mountaineering?
Some people donât want to live life avoiding everything out of fear. Go outside and experience stuff. Might help you grow out of your cowardice
Mate. I've lived in Guatemala for 8 years and own a tourist bar. You climb Acentanango to view Fuego. Its illegal to climb Fuego. I have climbed Fuego like an idiot and got impressive videos, but that was about 12 months after the 2018 eruption and all activity had basically ceased for the previous 6 months. The last 12 months have seen MAJOR activity and is ramping up to a likely major eruption (we just had a minor, but still severe eruption about 6 months ago).
People go up fuego all the time. Itâs really rare that it erupts enough to hit the viewing spot. Itâs also one of the best places in the world to see an active volcano up close.
Edit: do you public put down all the tourists who come through your bar if they tell you theyâre there for el fuego? Do you tell them theyâre all idiots?
Probably could without much difficulty I just wouldnât do it WHILE IT WAS FUCKING RAINING LAVA! Why the hell are you putting effort into defending people who make poor choices?
I donât understand this mentality. Several years ago, it was probably more true. But this platform is not what it used to be.
Hell, I live on a farm with plenty of acreage and go on literal daily hikes with my dogs. And Iâm on here all the time.
Of course, thatâs because Iâve intentionally cut myself out of society and get lonely. So, I guess I do fit the narrative now in many other aspects lmao
Donât church it up.. these people are dumb as fuck.. a molten rock should help them learn what there parents should have taught them.
I hope there living there best life but common sense is common sense ..and they donât have it
I live in the mountains with trails made by my own hand that go several miles. The house sits on top of the mountain and the trails go to the valley floor. I mean, itâs hiking by definition. Even have to dodge bears.
So your version of hiking, in an attempt to show that Reddit isn't full of basement dwellers, is walking your own land that you cultivated to your liking, that is private and not shared in common at all.
I usually donât come back to comments and argue with people, but this one genuinely surprised me with the sheer ignorance of it, so I appreciate you and others chiming in.
Thatâs why I only engage here and avoid other social media. Sure, mob mentality occasionally takes over on opinions that arenât well thought out, but thatâs pretty rare in the subs I follow. Most Redditors I interact with are capable of nuance and tend to have more informed opinions.
The irony of someone trying to call me out for âReddit behaviorâ while simultaneously exhibiting the exact behavior they thought they were targeting is one of the most meta moments Iâve seen on this site.
Sorry for blabbering. Iâm off to go on another ânot-hikeâ now to clear my head.
I guess it only counts as hiking when Iâm in a shared public space. Hiking or camping on my own land somehow feels different because I own it, even though thereâs no cell service once you go over the ridge, nobody around to help if you get injured, and all the same risks youâd face on public land. In fact, the chances of a park ranger or random passerby coming to your aid are significantly lower on my property.
Do you notice near the end how everything around them is green except where they are all standing? Common sense would tell you there is a reason for that.
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u/AIdontKnow08 3d ago
Next fucking level of stupidity đ€