The conditions he was out in are the worst, imo. It's easier to be out in winter conditions, then that cold never ending rain. You have to be great with clothing combo's to stay ahead of it to stay dry and warm. Frankly, I'm past hiking in those conditions. I read the story, from what I gather, I'm not sure charging him is called for, maybe I'm wrong. I just don't want to cross that line, where someone needs help due to just an unfortunate cumulation of factors and gets a bill shoved into his face. I mean he did the right thing setting up camp to help himself get warm, so he had gear with him. Maybe he missed that window, where you go from shit, I'm cold, to shit, I'm hypothermic.