regarding the via ferrata and the SSSI I guess that English Nature have to maintain the "height of the bar". If they let this one go then presumably there is a risk that every SSSI is at greater risk, developers would wonder why they couldn't build over the next one and the next one.
I thought a really interesting aspect was the insight into Mark Weir's nature - He seemed to revel in the taking of risk.
To me a couple of the scenes showed him grandstanding his aittude. - the sounding out and the sheep rescue.
A couple of other scenes had him "sneering" at the film makers for not being risk takers.
His announcement that he only nearly killed himself 4 times in 2010.
Ultimately and sadly it caught up with him.
I found it ironic that he was championing activities that whilst providing thrills would constitute no exposure to risk; the via ferrata and zip would be safety checked and protected to prevent any risk.
Maybe he wasn't so much about risk as adrenaline.
It was interesting to see the support he had and the employment side of the equation.
I wonder what the equation is for the local economy - a zip would attract some people to the area bringing money and jobs to honister but equally put others off from visiting, losing money and jobs nearby.
My favourite scene was the couple on the shore in Keswick
Laconic northern male(husband): "49th wedding aniversary tommorrow. We always spend it in the Lakes"
Film maker " And you do something romantic ?"
Laconic northern female (wife) "Nooo.... Not really"
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