He's a clinical psychologist who entered the political sphere. For several years he had perfectly reasonable advice. He then had an extremely adverse reaction to a prescribed medication, and after his recovery, he went off the deep end a little bit and started talking a whole lot outside his realm of expertise.

He's a decent guy, claims of various x-ism's are mostly made up or can only be arrived through very subjective or personal interpretations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa9qj1m-sn8&ab_channel=DoseofTruth

Here is a video by him relevant to your issues that can give you a little to chew on. Judge for yourself.

Yea, I spend most my time hiking off trail. I grew up in the Olympics and my family forages for mushrooms and berries. The difference though, is I avoid cliffs and falls like the plague. I route my paths very carefully, and always run calculations on what will happen if I slip and fall or a support gives away.
Going off trail near a cliff, especially near water, especially with a sliding slope, is just foolishness.

When I climb hills, I often spend several moments analyzing the hillside, looking for animal trails, or for anything that feels off. In hundreds of hours off trailing, worst that's happened is I slipped on some moss and fell on my butt.