"It's a hard thing for me to admit but I was certainly not in controlofmyemotions at the time and acted irresponsibly and irrationally, " wrote Stuart in his apology, adding "but that's not an excuse for my behaviour".
While it is always better to be prepared, my money would be on the protagonist that had a better sense of self control and could repress dangerous emotions, rather than the obsessive over-planner that had top-of-the-line equipment but was prone to dangerous panic attacks.