Several times today, when looking back along the line make sure i was herding the right number of cats, i was struck by the depth of mountain and alpine rescue experience therein … probably somewhere above 300 years worth.
Finally out of the lecture rooms and out on to the moors after their four days of conferencing, i wove a line with as much shade as possible for them whilst interspersing the walk with fact, fiction and folklore whilst they nattered and made new acquaintances and compared experiences.
Via holloway, Higger, Stanage and North Lees they went. From Aberdeen, Alaska, Calgary, Bavaria and many other places they came. It was a joy.
Thank you to the International Commission for Alpine Rescue @icar_alpine_rescue Spring Conference attendees for letting me show you the Peak District, and thank you for the cold drinks afterwards (it was swelteringly hot) ⛑️👍.
I never finished the second one as i had a rescue to get to !!