Quote Originally Posted by Fellhound View Post
the more prescriptive and poorly-worded the published 'requirements' are, the worse the RO's position is.
Quote Originally Posted by CL View Post

and I don't like his and Witton's desire to point out every flaming hazard on a fell route.

In short I think the FRA should move away from the nannying I see occurring I.e. regulating what kit people should take, and take a condensed set of rules that allow adults to appreciate the implications themselves. If we dumb the sport down to allow for those who don't want to think then the people who do, will be made to suffer.
Two very good posts that sum up my feelings in a nutshell.
I particularly like the final line of CL's post.

As rules become more prescriptive the more they encourage not thinking and blindly following and in my opinion/experience that could place runners and RO's in greater danger than carefully worded but less prescriptive guidance.