LJ - it all depends on who's perspective you are coming from but I think we do need to educate better. But my worry is that we are doing it in the wrong way.
Most runners are attached to a club of some sort. They are coached athletically in running fitness and technique. But how many are coached in navigation, mountain craft, dealing with the sort of issues that can be met in a variety of fell races.
I have to say that I don't. I only coach junior fell runners, but they will be running senior fell soon.
It would seem a better policy to try and instigate better coaching in all aspects of fell running at club level, so that then removes some of the prescriptive safety documents that places ROs in a difficult position.
