The story used to introduce this story is the death of an experienced backcountry hiker who, after losing a bet, packed a bikini to the top of a mountain and took a selfie, then decided it would be a fun thing to do on the regular after getting positive attention for it. She was an experienced hiker before this. She did not hike for the purpose of taking selfies. She did not hike in a bikini. She was not taking a selfie when she fell. She was fully clothed and wrapped in an emergency blanket when she froze to death. I haven't read a single mention of any evidence that she was an unskilled or irresponsible hiker period let alone anything related to the bikini pictures. Calling this "selfie-related" and putting her in the same category as irresponsible narcissists and drunk morons is shamefully insulting.
This story is not outright dishonest, unlike the typical mass media story [1] that says she climbed mountains in her bikini and then immediately follow that up with the story of her falling and freezing to death, leaving readers with an image of a stupid girl prancing up a mountain half-naked without appropriate gear. Still, I hope they get roasted by their readers for it and forced to publish an apology.
This story is not outright dishonest, unlike the typical mass media story [1] that says she climbed mountains in her bikini and then immediately follow that up with the story of her falling and freezing to death, leaving readers with an image of a stupid girl prancing up a mountain half-naked without appropriate gear. Still, I hope they get roasted by their readers for it and forced to publish an apology.
[1] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/bikini-hiker-g...