Reportedly, the three leading causes of death to geologists are
(in no particular order): traffic accidents, skin cancer, and falling
off an outcrop. The pitfalls making such a demise easy to come by
are also easily avoided:
Wear
your seatbelt! If you want to know what it's like to be in an
accident without a seatbelt on, look at the squashed bugs on the windshield.
You've had physics classes, so what makes you think the same thing won't
happen to you. After all, the only difference is that you're inside of
the car. -
Wear
sunscreen! Get a sweat-proof variety that blocks UV-A and UV-B
rays. It will say this on the bottle, so check. Not all brands
do this.
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Learn
basic climbing techniques! Most climbing gyms offer inexpensive courses in
rappelling, free-hand climbing, and more technical types of
mountaineering. Often, no experience or gear is necessary, and training is
often one-on-one.
As an additional note, see the tip on
smoking.
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