Safety on the Peaks
Details of your
route should be left with your support team or
someone who can monitor your progress and most
importantly alert the rescue services if you are
overdue. Because you plan a route it does not
mean you have to use it. It is better to cancel
if there is a problem than to risk lives
ascending a mountain in atrocious conditions.
Many people do not realise that a calm sunny day
in the valley can mean low cloud and gale force
winds on the summit, add to this the wind chill
factor and a walker badly prepared has got
problems.
There should be a party leader and that person
should ensure the group walks at a sensible
pace. This is usually the speed of the slowest
walker. Each person should carry a map and
compass and all have checked the route before
leaving. If you are delayed e.g. you have
descended into the wrong valley, inform your
base or the police as quickly as possible to
avoid the mountain rescue team from being called
out unnecessarily.
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