Quote Originally Posted by kcr View Post
Stolly's suggestions raise the question how one should distinguish between 'runners' and 'walkers'?....
It might be argued that runners tend to go fast and light and so be at greater risk if conditions are poor after dark, whereas walkers will carry more and so be better prepared (and hence less in need of grouping)? Some of the last finishers the year I did it seemed to be carrying enough kit to camp up there for a couple of days