"It's the drugs."

There is no explanation for Doug Walker loosing his life on Granite Mountain.
As an experienced climber he should have known the route he was on is subject to dangerous avalanches.
As an experienced climber he should have known conditions were perfect for a deadly avalanche.
As an experienced climber he should have known many inexperienced climbers have been killed by avalanches on the route he was taking.
As an experienced climber he should have known the most authoritative guide book warns of dangerous avalanches with deadly results on the route he was on.
There is no explanation for his decision to subject himself  and others to dangerous avalanche conditions. Thank God his two climbing partners turned back.
As I have written before when there is no explanation all you can say is: "It's the drugs."
Marijuana is called dope because it makes you very, very, stupid and makes you do stupid things.
He was the chairman of R E I for years and it is ironic that on October 23, 2015 I had written a post about R E I and its drug culture titled: "@It's the drugs."

Captain Bill Schweitzer U.S.M.M., missionary, mountaineer
Mountaintop Sea Ministries International

Without menses-malice