Quote Originally Posted by wjb View Post
I've seen mandatory fluids mentioned a few times on this thread. There were plenty of streams at Wasdale, I just set off with an empty bottle in my bag, filled up at every stream and I never went short. Used the same method at Duddon, Ennerdale and Buttermere, also on hot days. As for ditching the waterproofs, Scafell Pike was covered in cloud when I got to Greendale in baking sunshine. We all know how much the weather can change and how quickly someone could become cold if they had to retire.
Which IMO means the rules aren't strict enough, in winter a space blanket should be mandatory on M / Ls. If you're wet and running, then need to walk a few miles in the rain due to a twisted ankle, a space blanket under your waterproofs would be a godsend, instead they're toughening up the rules about folding numbers.