In No Shortcuts to the Top, by Ed Viesturs, the issue of poor decision making and lack of experience comes up several times. Viesturs believes that climbing is both a mental and physical sport, as said in the article, and it is also an partially individual sport. While mountaineers often climb in teams, each climber has to rely on their own experiences, training, and gut instincts. “I never for a minute thought we made the wrong decision in turning back. Nor did I think J.C and Alberto made the wrong decision in going on… He and I have different levels of acceptable risk” (Viesturs 246). Viesturs claims that it is more important to go off of your gut feeling than someone else’s, especially if you might regret it later. He also believes that
