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by aaron695 923 days ago
> given climate change.

What a load of bunk, don't make excuses because of weakness to leave the house and live life.

Every year things get easier and people are better off.

> The boatman replied that he had no GPS

This is now called a "phone", in the amazing future of 9 years later.

Now you can buy a cheap sat phone and call the boatman (Also having the standard iPhone Emergency SOS via satellite). Next year many cellphones should start having satellite voice access.

You also have a working trip planned out and have access to multiple satellite maps - https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=58_16_17_N_...

> Rob Mark got extraordinarily lucky

He planned the trek for seven years and made multiple attempts. He didn't pretend life was getting worse and it was better not to try.