What is grade III if you dry tool most of it?
They stood Lochaber Team down as I cut steps for 30m then lowered them 50m on the rope. Instep crampons, one axe and one walking pole between them and someone else caught the kids before they slid into rocks. They thought there should be warning signs. I think we shouldn't protect the stupid people from mountains, we should protect the mountains from stupid people. By that I mean the outcry over the dozen or so killed in avalanches every year prompts calls for us to have insurance for rescue, a 'fresh air tax'. I'll pay that when there's a 'suicide by stealth tax' on fat food, fags and shit TV.
