I for one hope not. In fact, the concept of personal responsibility should allow a move in entirely the opposite direction. If only it were that simple...Originally Posted by JJ73
This thread is long and complex, like the issues it debates. One thing I thing we are all agreed on is that we'd all like fellrunning to continue as far as possible with it's original ethos, with the emphasis on personal responsibility and the organisers duty of care being kept strictly within what is practical in the framework of an adventurous sport that takes place in (often) wild and difficult places.
The challenge for all of us in fellrunning is to figure out how we can best do that without being completely irresponsible and without hanging anyone "out to dry". I believe all the 6000+ words expended by 'alwaysinjured' and a number of others have been an honest attempt to achieve that. We are still not there (hence the debate goes on)and it's not simple but that is the problem that the FRA, race organisers, and individual runners have to solve, against the background of a recent tragedy.
We are all surely aiming for the same thing so lets keep sight of that fact and try to get somewhere meaningful without dissolving into different camps.
Fellrunning has historically had a carefully preserved culture which has served us all well and I wouldn't like to see organisations such as UKA being given an excuse to move in and take a stronger hand in the management of our sport. We may be stuck with affiliation to them (for now) but we are still in a position to say "hands off, we can manage this", as long as we don't end up squabbling amongst ourselves. What's that line about 'divide and conquer'?
