The Call From the Wild . Stories of cell phone calls saving lives in the wilderness are becoming common, yet using a cell phone in the backcountry risks raising the hackles of other climbers or backpackers. Objections arise from the aesthetic violation of the isolation of the wilderness, the perception that having a cell phone facilitates a backcountry traveller taking more risks than is prudent, and the wastefulness of unnecessary search and rescue missions “resulting from frightened people giving in to the temptation to call when they get tired or lost, instead of relying on themselves.” Washington Post