BETTER TOGETHER?
SURVIVAL CONSULTANT, EXPEDITION LEADER AND PRODUCER MEGAN HINE ON WHETHER TWO HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE IN AN EXTREME SITUATION… AS TOLD TO MATT MAYTUM
It totally depends on who you’re stranded with, for a start. There’s a whole different mix of things. It totally depends on who that person is, and what their skills are like, and what their psychological state is like. Because in theory, we’re social animals. We function better with other people. It’s how we’re programmed.
If you’re stranded with somebody who isn’t going to pull their weight or gives up – emotions can be quite contagious. If you’re with somebody who’s super-negative, it’s really hard. We know that from everyday life, so you wouldn’t particularly want to be in a survival situation with somebody like that.