On Fri, 1 Jan 2010 10:02:13 -0000, "Will Hand"
wrote:


"Dave Liquorice" wrote in message
ill.co.uk...
On Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:51:10 -0000, Lawrence Jenkins wrote:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-sto.../three-die-in-
avalanches-in-ben-nevis-horror-as-big-freeze-cripples-uk-
115875-21932607/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...ds/8434825.stm

Ch Insp John Chisholm of Northern Constabulary said: "They were all
well-equipped, highly-experienced and European-accredited climbers.

"But it appears they were in the wrong place at the wrong time."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ly-sets-climb-
Snowdon-toddler-harness-fathers-back.html

If the photo is genuine they are at least dressed well. People are
regularly dragged off the Lake District peaks dressed in T shirts,
shorts and trainers, without a map or whistle. They are the ones that
need their heads examined. Comes of people living in centrally heated
homes, driving nice heated cars, sitting in a heated office. They
don't spend any appreciable amount of time outside and simply don't
realise what the wind and the cold can do to the human body over a
few hours. 5 minutes scraping the ice off the windscreen or loading
the shopping in Sainsburys carpark is not the same as being out side
for hours.

Still Mirror and Mail what do you expect? More badly reported,
sensationalist, crap.

Many years ago I was strolling up Helvellyn on a sunny day in summer. I
could not believe it when I saw a couple coming down with no rucksack and
her in a bikini! (nice boobs IIRC :-)) . OK it was a nice day but what if
she broke an ankle or something, how would she stay warm? Some people just
don't think. Thankfully Dartmoor has such a bad reputation that only people
kitted out properly venture out onto the featureless high plateau as you
have to walk more than a mile from a car park to get there.

Will
And you said, "Would you like a hand.......my names Will"