That guys blog made me raise my eyebrows. You'd think an ex-spec ops soldier would bring the right things for a outing like this. Like the correct clothes, extra batts/lights, ice axe, and making sure the rest of his outfit was kitted out properly too.
probably is three times as many ex-spec ops guys on the internet as ever served in the last twenty years

if I did something that dumb (and risked two other folks lives and potentially numerous SAR folks as well)- I sure as heck wouldn't be bragging/blogging about it