Bleaklow, scene of two rescues
Rescuers were called out twice to the Peak District’s second-highest hill when walkers got lost.
Glossop Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 11.15pm on Wednesday when a group of two adults and 14 teenagers called for help from Bleaklow.
Peter Jozefczyk of Glossop MRT said: “The group had set off from the Snake Road earlier in the day and became lost on Bleaklow Moor as night fell,
“Some of the party did have torches but their batteries ran out.
Wildboar Clough, Bleaklow. Photo: Glossop MRT
“They were located by the team at the top of Wildboar Clough and were all escorted safely down to Torside visitor centre car park.”
The team was on Bleaklow again on Friday when a pair of elderly walkers became disoriented on the moor. Team members were called out at 4pm.
Mr Jozefczyk said: “The team located them at Fork stones above Grains and then escorted them back to Snake Summit.”
OutdoorsAndy
11 August 2015Two adults and 14 teenagers. Not all had torches and their batteries ran out. They got lost. Not the most technical terrain either, (but serious enough, even in summer).
So the two adults did not have the skills, experience or equipment to take a large group out, (or perhaps even themselfs).
Anecdotally, hillcarft seems to be increasingly on the decline. Teenagers need to be taught to access our wild spaces, I passionately believe this. Kids need introducing to nature and it benefits. However, we need adults with the knowledge and skills to teach hillcraft.
My fear is this is partly down to money. Parents will invest hundreds of pounds to increase children’s computer games use and nothing on wild access skills.
Not sure what the answer is, but groups like this are not it IMO.
OutdoorsAndy
11 August 2015Two adults and 14 teenagers. Not all had torches and their batteries ran out. They got lost. Not the most technical terrain either, (but serious enough, even in summer).
So the two adults did not have the skill, experience or equipment to take a large group out.
Anecdotally, hill craft seems to be increasingly on the decline. Teenagers need to be taught to access our wild spaces, I passionately believe this. Kids need introducing to nature and it benefits. However, we need adults with the knowledge and skills to teach hill craft.
My fear is this is partly down to money. Parents will invest hundreds of pounds to increase children’s computer games use and nothing on wild access skills.
Not sure what the answer is, but groups like this are not it IMO.