Quote Originally Posted by Alan View Post

The fact that runners take responsibility for themselves is the main reason why our sport has such a good safety record. The recent fatality wasn't caused by anything the RO did, it was down to hypothermia, and the most important lessons to be learnt from it should be all to do with how we deal with cold wet days on the hill, and it is us runners who need to sit up and take notice.
Exactly Alan. No amount of rule changing will bring Brian back nor decrease the chance of similar fate befalling any of us who chose to deliberately put ourselves in harms way by doing a fell race. By following your suggested logic of high personal responsibility contributing to safety you could argue that the rules should have been SIMPLIFIED not increased or made more comprehensive. I think what Always Injured is repeatedly pointing out is that the more you say, the worse it gets. Say less and keep responsibility where it should be....with the individual.


Of course, this is all very well if your organising committee is just a group of like minded individuals. Damn near impossible if they have transformed themselves into a limited company (as pointed out by our Welsh Chair). But thats another kettle of carp altogether!