While I can understand people with thier headphones in while atop small,popular, undangerous mountains, but I saw about ten people climbing The Trough on Longs Peak while listening to music this summer on the way down. I asked one guy why, he told me for motivation, but as anyone who's climbed Longs Peak knows, avoiding rockfall in the trough is pretty good motivation in itself!!! You cannot hear people screaming ROCK!!! when youre blasting ACDC
Besides, while you have the music cranked, you cannot hear
1. Other people--especially those from afar who need help
2. Approaching (but still distant) thunder
3. Potentially dangerous animals
4. ME SLOWLY FOLLOWING YOU ON THE TRAIL HOPING YOU'LL PULL OFF AND LET ME PASS
What do you guys think?