text: The power of NO is undeniably the difference between an aborted objective and disaster.
  
  I'm listening to a Blister podcast in which Jonathan Ellsworth discusses his tomahawk down a scree gully off Independence Pass this July 9th. His broken neck and extremely good luck allow him to talk about the day with his party members. 
  
  Blister reviewers are experienced and still have their weaknesses. I recommend looking the podcast up on blistergearreview.com. 
  
  They all agreed that instead of having the mindset on the hazards, they worried if they'd get to ski their line.  I'm glad you can see obvious hazards, but experience engenders familiarity, which can lead to bad decisions based on overlooked obvious in hindsight hazards. You are not too harsh, the dead would prefer you to write what you did.
  
  I'm sure Jake Lord had some of this phenomena in his mindset when he decided to surmount that boulder that ended up killing him. That's why I encourage mountaineers to embrace their fear.