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The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson

Avoid reckless novice climbs; let the friend attempt his own rescue

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  • The life lesson is not to bring an inexperienced girlfriend onto a terrifying mountain with an injured knee; a modern remake is imagined around social-media photographs and exploitation, explicitly speculative.
  • The cynical life lesson is to let the friend rescue his own girlfriend, since attempting it risks blame. — Craig Horlbeck
  • A novice surfer entering Point Break’s giant storm wave illustrates the irresponsibility of bringing Sarah onto the mountain.