Sunday 30 October is Mountain Rescue Awareness Day as well as being the first full day after the UK clocks go back. As the days shorten and the evenings draw in, it gets darker earlier in the afternoons and it’s a good time to think about safety for your day in the mountains during the colder months.
https://www.mountain.rescue.org.uk/2022/10/welcome-to-the-dark-side/
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Penny Kirby, Duty Team Leader of Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team has been recognised in the New Years Honours. Penny is one of four Operational Duty Team Leaders within the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team with over Read more…
Well done to those involved in developing this technology, a fantastic new capability for difficult searches. Confirming a sad outcome this time, but potentially life saving in the future.