A while ago an experienced climber wanted his picture taken at Mount St. Helens.

Everyone who takes a good look at the rim of the crater knows there are very dangerous spots, especially when there's a thick layer of snow.

They guy however must have forgotten that or just not have used his brains.

He took of all equipment and even his coat, to have the best picture of his life taken.

Moments later he fell in the crater.

Even though his friends threw a survival kit towards him, he was found the other day: dead.

Another sad example of the irresponsibility of people.

Harsh, but true.

Here is one of the common videos everyone can see.

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passports

Representing a country when sporting can lead to complicated situations.
Because countries have all sorts of rules and regulations it's almost impossible to know for sporters.
They have to rely on the information they get from others and sometimes the information is not good.

Studying the law can be from two point of view: what is allowed and what's not allowed.
Both areas should meet seamless, covering all situations.

But at times things go terribly wrong.

A few sporters wanted to represent Kazachstan at the Olympic Games.
They got information, were told it was possible to have two nationalities and passports, someone even called the ministery of foreign affairs and was told it was possible, they were not stopped, and they thought all was well.

Until they wanted to participate in the national championships of their country of birth.
They were not allowed to subscribe, because they didn't skate the selection contests in this country and someone thought they might not be considered to be a citizen of The Netherlands anymore.

They were reported to their councils and now they're facing to be thrown out of the country because it's said they're here illegally.
One of them is a young father!

After all discussions about people with two nationalities I can understand these sporters thought they were able to keep their Dutch nationality.

But bureaucracy is so important int his country nowadays that individual people just don´t count.

It´s about rules, countrol, and certainly not about trusting the good intentions of people.

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Ryan-paid-air

We were supposed to travel with this organisation!

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