Are hikers stereotypical jocks or something?

The stereotypical jock is not the smartest fish in the sea, and I wonder about some hikers. Not all hikers, of course, as I have several friends that hike and are super smart. But I have my questions about others...

I was just reading this article about a hiker "Man with broken leg survives 4 days in Utah desert" by Josh Loftin (Full Article Here). When is aw the title, I thought, Wow! What a survivor! Then I read the article and changed my opinion to Wow, what an idiot. I mean that in the nicest way, of course. Here are a few highlights, with commentary.

"A North Carolina man crawled four days across the Utah desert after breaking his leg on a solo hike, inspired by a Hollywood movie about a man who cut off his own arm to save himself after being trapped by a boulder in the same canyon."

So...he decided to hike a canyon based on a movie where the hiker almost died and had to cut off his own arm to save his life...THAT is the model you want to follow? Seriously?!?! 

"Without cellphone service and only two protein bars to eat..."

Really? Even I, a girl who hates hiking and the outdoors in general, knows to bring a lot of non-perishable food if you're going to go off hiking or camping in a remote area because if something happens, you're in bad shape. I'm beginning to think that he wanted to injure himself and have a story like the guy in 127 Hours. Attention seeker, anyone?

"he went hiking alone and without telling anybody about his plans."

Do people never learn? I may be bad about telling people where I'm going if I go to Starbucks or the store or something, but if I went into the woods or anything I would for sure tell several people, put it on Facebook, SOMETHING! By now, I'm super sure that he wanted media attention. He achieved it, and accomplished it without losing his arm! Congrats, man.