Safety and Weather

Safety on the Peaks

All walkers should be familiar with the

INTERNATIONAL DISTRESS SIGNAL

  6 long blasts on whistle
  6 shouts or waves of handkerchief
  6 flashes of torch in succession

All followed by a pause of one minute, then repeated.


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