Quote Originally Posted by IainR View Post
Of course informing a runner is good but lets not be too prescriptive about choices people make.. it's a biased sample because we only hear about those who went off the route and didn't make it.. not the many 100's who wisely decide to leave the route to get to safe ground.

Its certainly a valid option and would no doubt have saved many runners over the years.
It's not about being prescriptive, it's about seeding the idea in people's heads, so if they ever end up confused/incoherent/hypothermic, it is much more likely to occur to them.