Scotland Photos - pictorial Scotland
Description: Hill walking in Scotland - or anywhere there's a hill
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There's always going to be accidents on the hills, especially when hill walking in winter, whether in Scotland, the Lake or Peak District, or in Snowdonia in North Wales. But year after year parties of even experienced hillwalkers are involved in stupid incidents causing dangerous rescues, when a few simple precautions could drastically reduce the chance of getting lost, stranded or dying on the hills.
This is by no means a full hillwalking guide, what I know is that not following these 10 simple basic tips has directly and frequently caused mountain rescue to be called out, accidents and deaths, especially with school or youth trips. I once managed, walking on my own (I was hungover, late and the group had gone without me), to get lost and onto a steep scree slope on Ben Lui in Scotland. I couldn't go up, and I couldn't go down, and I couldn't stay where I was as it took all my tired strength (I hadn't b
Scotland Photos - pictorial Scotland