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The Most Dangerous Words in Wilderness Survival Are “We’ve Come This Far”

The time, money, and effort you put into a trip can make changing your plans feel like failure. Jason Marsteiner explains how the sunk cost fallacy affects wilderness decisions, how to recognize when a plan is failing, and how to choose a safer way home.

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