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From the moment we picked up Mike at the trailhead, he made it clear that he didn’t need a guide—he...
Dan Troph - San Diego
Dan booked a high-country elk hunt, claiming he was “mountain ready.” We had our doubts when he showed up winded from unloading his gear. By the time we made it halfway up the trail, he was gasping for air, demanding breaks every ten minutes, and eventually refused to continue.
That night, he started complaining about the tent being too cold and asked why we didn’t have “a heater up here.” He left after two days, furious that we hadn’t brought the elk to him and unwilling to admit that the mountains weren’t the problem—his lack of preparation was.