The National Park Service has warned against sacrificing another person to an irate bear “even if you think the friendship has run its course” in a rather informal set of recommendations posted on Facebook.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/07/bear-attack-advice-sacrificing-friends
Sadly this means there's no reason to hike with slower people anymore.
I was a sprinter in HS, so I think I can still outrun any hiking partner I might have, but maybe not by much...and if they and the bear have endurance, I am screwed!
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