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Mountain climber rescued.... 17-Dec-2009 At 10:49:26 PM climbingjac

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On 17/12/2009 kieranl wrote:
>More significantly, why have we suddenly got two serious dehydration cases
>in two months? People really have to have some idea of how dangerous really
>hot days can be. For pity's sake carry enough water and moderate your activities
>for the heat.

Hi Kieran

This will probably sound a bit lame, but perhaps a bit of an educational notice is in order? (For the noticeboard at the Pines loos and perhaps also on Chockstone). Perhaps some people don't actually know how many litres of water per person are required in certain situations?

For eg :
"When temperatures are above ??? degrees centigrade, it is best to climb in the shade or take a rest day, but should you decide to climb, it is advisable to drink at least ?? litres of water per person per ?? hours. Further, it is advisable not to remain out climbing for more than ?? hours in such temperatures."

Ah hell the writer of such a thing would probably get sued for getting the calcs wrong.

Anyway, just a suggestion.