Quote Originally Posted by caroleengel View Post
As a walker, I cannot understand why the Fellsman had to be canx. mid-walk. I was told it was the number of “incidents” – a broken ankle (could happen leaving your front door) and HYPOTHERMIA. It was a tad windy, it was a cold (very cold) wind, it WASN’T raining. So? This event takes place in the mountains (not the hills) and mountains deserve great respect. I obeyed the official kit list and, after checking the weather forecast, packed half as much again – winter, lined w/p trousers, an extra fleece, a neck warmer and three extra pairs of gloves and some ski-mittens – all I needed was the mittens. Once they were on, I could hold the cold metal LEDLaser in one hand and the Garmin Montana in the other. Warm as toast and spare clothing to boot in the sack. If you want some bad weather – try Scotland.
This is kind of difficult for the organisers to be honest. For those running I think the cancellation was spot on as runners by necessity don't carry so much heavy weight kit but, for walkers with all the right gear and experience, yeah it could be quite harsh. The runners effected would have been those expecting to do 20 hours plus I guess, which is along time to be out in those conditions. That said it probably deserved cancelling to give the CP marshalls some respite as their job must have been a nightmare. Maybe the answer is to have separate walker and runner tallies?