Many retailers and manufacturers in the outdoor recreation industry got into their business as a means of getting closer to, and financing participation in the activities they love the most.
Manufacturers spend endless days designing and testing products borne of their own needs.
Those who are the best can enjoy their business and make a living. However, outdoor recreation entails risks which simply cannot be avoided. Many professional push themselves and their equipment to, and beyond, their limits of endurance. One of the most publicized examples was Scott Fischer's death on Everest in 1997. Each of us knows we should have a will to direct what should happen in the event of our death.