tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post5081961121349681037..comments2014-07-09T00:29:40.725-04:00Comments on Reading the Extreme in World Adventure Narratives: Obligation to Client vs. Obligation to Selfjashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04174652571648541889noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1393767047761198934.post-41589492089987036142014-02-19T10:32:16.401-05:002014-02-19T10:32:16.401-05:00As I guide I think part of your obligation to your...As I guide I think part of your obligation to your clients is taking care of yourself. If you end up killing or injuring yourself, your clients are placed in much more danger. As I climber I would expect the guides to not only watch over me, but keep themselves safe. I think each person has a different order/combination of what they believe are their obligations and what they believe others' obligations are. This difference is more often exaggerated at a commercial level because of contrasting benefits and goals or lack of communication. Even on Blum & Herzog's trips there seemed to be a little lack of a common goal of the team, but there was more of a unification than on Krakauer's trip.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11133555008300470809noreply@blogger.com