The lads at work have figured out this great method that if I'm riding them to work harder, they only have to mention his name and I'll rant for a good hour or two.
It completely ruins public perception of the sport and its participants, which is good for none of us.
It's not couch potato fodder either. Young lads and lasses across the country watch this crap and aspire to it. Two years ago I forcibly pulled two lads down from the summit of Mont Blanc in a storm in February. They weren't climbers. They'd watched bears programme a bit, and fancied a crack. No ropes, no harness, no crampons, no sleeping protection. Nowt. It took me nigh on 48 hours to get em down, and left me destroyed.
The fact they got up there in the first place, in winter, is a testament to their fitness and determination. But they weren't going to survive the night. Imagine what they could of achieved given a proper introduction? Last I heard, they'd lost 4 toes and 3 fingers between em.
He keeps pushing caving and it won't be long before similar shit starts happening to people with great potential, and it's people like the posters on this thread who have to pick up the pieces.
All this being said, I did my first few caving trips in T-shirt, jeans, no helmet and climbing gear...
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