Another fool on the mountains.

In the mid seventies we went on a sponsored walk in The Pentland Hills south of Edinburgh.
Two young typists turned up in Platform shoes and mini skirts.
A walk which should have taken 2 1/2 hours took nearly 5.
My then 3 year old was better equiped than they were.
A cousin is a Lifeboat Coxswain, his stories make your hair stand on end.

She 'plans to take a mountaineering course'
Shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted

Back in the 60's I was in the Lake District on a college trip and it was drummed into us very firmly that we should not go walking in the hills without being properly dressed, with maps and food and drink (Kendal Mint Cake )

Unbelievably foolhardy.
We did a lot of mountain walking at one time, ( England and Scotland) and were often shocked/amazed at the number of young folk who would be up there with minimum clothing and provisions. On the tops the weather can change so suddenly, from a lovely sunny day to a raging storm.
Apart from satnavs, many seem to think that a mobile phone keeps them safe anywhere - but why should the rescue services risk their lives?

What a stupid stupid woman. Words fail me.

There is an article in todays Telegraph saying that people are loosing the ability to read maps as they rely too much on satnavs. Apparently a lorry bound for the Mediterranean arrived at Gibralter Point near Skegness.

Mountain rescue teams are also tired of searching for people with drained smartphone batteries, no sense of direction and no paper map.

It put her rescuers in danger because apparently the weather was too awful for the rescue helicopter to fly. These young men found this fool by accident, giving her some of their dry clothing as she was suffering from hypothermia by then.

What a stupid woman. Was she just after publicity, do you think? If so, she apparently succeeded.