Are mobile phones any more of an intrusion on a backcountry experience than a mountain radio, GPS or personal locator beacon? I had been driving taxis in Sydney for too long. Eighteen months on the road had made me stir crazy. Each morning after an all night shift (and obligatory poker game where we company drivers would […]
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