Friday 15 May 2020

Some hope at last




Mountaineering Scotland is leading discussions with partners in the Mountain Safety Group on how to deliver a phased return to the hills and mountains.

It has drafted proposals which will be submitted to the Scottish government outlining how activities like hill walking, climbing and bouldering can be re-introduced.

Stuart Younie CEO of Mountaineering Scotland said: "We want to see an immediate return to hill walking, climbing and other outdoor activities as lockdown starts to ease, and have been encouraged by the way the outdoor sector in Scotland is working together to make this happen in a safe and responsible way"

Damon Powell, chairman of Scotttish Mountain Rescue said, "We hope to see everyone out there soon, but preferably not on a rescue!" (Source: BBC)

This last paragraph seems to me to be rather more measured view than that of one MRT south of the border.

4 comments:

  1. Interesting - keep us posted.

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  2. Sir Hugh - I'm not expecting to be rushing off to the Highlands any time soon but will keep you up to date on how things progress.

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  3. As Conrad says - 'interesting'. I think that many of the MRTs south of the border have views similar to those expressed by the example of Coniston MRT, though a lot of people seem to be ignoring requests to stay away from certain beauty spots today.

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  4. Martin, I suspect the MRTs in the Lakes have a different mix of walkers to deal with than those in Scotland.

    Incidentally, as far as I’m aware the Cairngorm, Glencoe and Lochaber teams are not now members of Scottish Mountain Rescue and I don’t know if they support the news release.

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