Risk: An Essential Ingredient

Ian Haysom's thoughtful commentary on differences between "virtual" experiences and those that involve real adventure includes these thoughts on the role of risk: "But taking risks is what humans do. We always have and -- the virtual world of Wii notwithstanding -- we always will. Explorers such as Shackleton, Amundsen and Scott (as well as their teams) endured unbelievable hardship because they wanted to make it to Antarctica."  In Canada's Times Colonist.