Quote Originally Posted by skippy View Post
thanks Mr1470 - definitely a rewarding day on many levels - my time to the summit was the fastest i've managed yet to the summit so really happy with that and then I was able to look after someone in trouble - the guy is OK - he had 8 stitches on is head - when I got to him he was in a bad way - a severe head injury with a fairly gory laceration on his scalp so immediately I made the decision that the race was over and he was my priority. Guess its the unwritten understanding - if you are the first person to get to the injured runner then they are your responsibility - and if it's a head injury you dont leave them until mountain rescue get to you.

Really the whole incident demonstrated complete comradery on the mountain - many runners wanted to stop and help and thanks heaps to the guy who helped me get my buff out of my bumbag as i compressed the injured guy's head wound so i could use it as a bandage - there have been many times i've seen a runner fall ahead and someone has got to them first - you ask if they need help and they say its in hand so you keep racing - but if you get there first, thats your job. Sounds corny but i was more than proud to do it.
Definitely still deserves fell running brownie points though. You could easily have passed responsibility to someone else (as too many these days unfortunately would do) but you didn't, you stuck with it and I'm sure the guy will have been extremely grateful for that. Well done.