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The Landy Guy:
no the only landline number we had was the school but we got lost and needed to call at 6pm and everyone had left school by then!
indeed the guy who took us was an idiot and we have made a complaint about it and sent an donation to the mountain rescue team!
Still up for Gold!
pilgrim:
--- Quote ---no the only landline number we had was the school but we got lost and needed to call at 6pm and everyone had left school by then!
--- End quote ---
when you go on your gold, arrange for a number that will be manned 24/7 (or near enough) to be available. you call it if you have a problem, the supervisor calls it if he/she thinks you have a problem, and the person on the landline tries to co-ordinate. it's not hard to do, and can save lives.
on the plus side, you did everything right, so it wouldn't be a fail (at least not if i was assessing).
mike142sl:
Not only should you have genuine emergency contact number, i.e. ones that are still useful after 6pm! you should have been carrying emergency food and shelter, even a tent or two. People laugh when I send my Scouts off in N Wales with such things for hikes that should only last a couple of hours, but in your case it could have been a life saver - what would have happened had you not got a signal? Sounds strange that you didn't have such things in that area for a Silver outing.
pilgrim:
--- Quote ---and decided to pitch a tent and try and contact out school leader which we couldn't
--- End quote ---
like your scouts, they shouldn't be allowed out on the hill without them.
UKJeeper:
Don't know if GPS is considered "cheating", but having one for emergencies like that should be considered as essential as water and shelter. Shove one in the bottom of the rucksack.
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