shocking mountain rescue

[Jman]

did anyone read yesterday (feb. 26th) about the family that took their 2, 3 and 5 year old children up snowdonia? they were carrying the 2 year old in a back pack because he/she? had passed out from cold they were rescued by an RAF SAR helicopter from RAF Valley. one of the crew was quoted as saying how worried they were about the lil' one since she apparently came so close to dying......

i tried to find the story on the net, but i couldn't.
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[Jman]

yeah thats great thanks, i was looking through the BBC site, but obviously failed to look in the right section somehow cheers for the link dude

it is reckless though, i mean who takes a 2 year old up a mountain in the middle of winter?
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[Annabella]

[stinkwheel]

They do it all the bloody time in Scotland. And die.

The last time I went up some Munroes (which was some time ago) it was at the end of November. Myself and two mates went up there in good walking boots and laden down with packs containing ropes, sleeping bags, bivvy bags, food and an ice-axe. ie. enough to get us down if it cut-up rough or to stay there overnight if there was an emergency.

Get to the plateaux between two peaks and there is a guy sitting in the lee of a rock, by himself, dressed in jeans, trainers and a bomber jacket. Apparently he had a sore ankle and his mates were going on to do the next peak before coming back down past to pick him up.

We sat there for a bit and ate our lunch 'till his four 'mates' came back down. Not a single bit of equipment on any of them.

Made me wonder if they went back home and told all their mates about this bunch of wankers they met on their walk with ice-axes and ropes.
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[-Savage-]

just as testiment of how dangerous mountains can be, an SAS instructor was with a bunch or SAS applicants, doing an all night march over Pen Y Fen, in the Brecon Beacons in Wales, weather turned sh1t, and he hadnt got proper equipment with him. He was found dead by a group of soldiers who were bringing up the rear.
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[Jman]

regardless they could have done better prep work IMO. i think thats the real issue, undertaking such a challenge at a time of year when weather conditions are naturally going to extreme, background research and proper preparation are essential and if they had done any real preparation they would have found out their egress route wasn't viable.
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[greatmoorred]

scousers i believe !

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[cagiva gezzer]

FFS, it's only snowdon. Used to do a round trip from llanberis to the summit and down again in under 3 hours in any weather.
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[-Savage-]

ei ei, calm down, calm down!

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[greatmoorred]

well ,im off to my dads on anglesey this weekend, and the place will be invaded with scousers from now until october. Cant get a seat in his local now

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[msgander]

blimey! My 6 year old would never keep walking that long!! Probs do it in the summer but most 2 year olds these days havent got that sort of stamina or will power!!
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