Safety Matters

[LissaJous]

I suggested in post 87 how it could be spelled out, and the risk quantified to a degree. I haven't heard of anyone planning to include that in their rules, but I am sure GB has seen it and will consider whether it is appropriate. I didn't want to post again as this thread just goes round in circles, but if anyone picked up on the concepts of mitigating or quantifying risk, they certainly did so very quietly.

The (increased) risk in a race is mitigated by the system of marshals so that it should not be significantly worse than any normal walking or running expedition, but help cannot be guaranteed any faster than can otherwise be expected on the mountains, and there is no guarantee of finding a missing runner quickly, especially if they are away from the expected race route, or if they have not reported difficulties to another runner or to a checkpoint marshal

(To which is easily added a comment about kit).