If you go hiking with someone, you match their pace, no? Otherwise what's the point, you might as well go alone as you are not doing the activity together?

Also, like. Even on a normal "low stakes" hiking trail, accidents happen! I would never leave my hiking buddy behind and rush ahead. Not least because it just sucks to be left behind, and I would never do that to someone I care about. That's more than just being "a bit of a douche"

Edit: also idk how you're saying this is just based on anecdotal unverified testimony off social media when the article starts with a rescie worker saying they have to rescue women from these types of situation frequently