Yes, the original statements were a bit different.
I tend to lean to your way of thinking. I'm pretty sure DC also knows knows that outcome is highly possible, but understandably it's too distressing for him to acknowledge it out loud at this stage. Plus he hopes the searches will continue, and that more information is forthcoming. It's also possible that the authorities have more information than they are revealing at this stage.
Are you saying the businessman or his grandson could have given her Covid and she has become unwell with it - maybe she extended her hike then how ever many days later she went down with Covid but had also run out of battery power for mobile?
I don't think covid has been brought up, but I think it is definitely plausible she could have picked it up on her travels. What a nightmare... On a mountain in the middle of nowhere and you get severely ill. A high fever can easily lead to dehydration and poor decisions, not to mention exhaustion, difficulty breathing when you're already at a higher altitude with lower oxygen levels.
Not important? How very dare you
(and it’s wear like weir or we’re)
Good point though, it would be of mild interest perhaps to people in the Durham area where they’re from and other mountain hikers. It’s not the most exciting of world travelling blogs - mountain after mountain after mountain. Quite “niche”. Still, I expect they started it to keep in touch with friends, family and like minded bloggers, rather than going for sponsorship and likes.
Whatever the different views about their blog, both ED and DC are intelligent, realistic people who are, experienced people in life, and in particular hiking. I do not believe they are naive. I note his objection to being referred to as the 'boyfriend', that to him, especially at this time, could imply they are less of a couple, when they are long term life partners and he has a strong emotional investment in this situation. With this in mind I find it interesting that he is dismissing the more obvious fates that could have befallen ED. So I'm wondering what more information they have that is not being released, as it could interfere with the official investigations.
I think it's understandable that someone in that situation is struggling with intense emotions of fear and loss, and cannot be in a position to clinically and coldly examine the facts like an outsider can.
I agree to some extent, and in many cases it is to be expected. However with the lifestyle they have lived for years, and survived both practically and as a couple, they have needed to be realistic. Their blog indicates they have been open about their strengths and weaknesses. I would think DC knows exactly how ED functions in most situations. Where there are extreme levels of stress many people can separate emotions from practical realities, and their lives so far seem to have embodied those skills.
