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    I social media alimentano l’aumento “esponenziale” dei soccorsi in montagna sul Monte Snowdon

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    1. etherswim on

      if i’m stranded on a mountain at night that’s purely down to my own bad choices

    2. RecentTwo544 on

      My dad (quite an experienced climber) said even back in the 90s that people should get billed for rescue.

      I really cannot think of any argument against this to be honest. It could even create a market for “rescue/adventure insurance”.

      Anyone with half a brain gets travel insurance when going abroad, and if they don’t and wind up in hospital, it’s a hefty bill to pay.

      This is effectively “travel” just not outside the UK, should be no different.

    3. Max375623875 on

      Mountain reports for years have shown people do the most ridiculous things. I remember reading about a man who tried climbing Tryfan north chimney at night with sandals on and a dog.

      Crib Goch in particular is a pretty intense climb, especially this time of year. You need experience hiking/ mountaineering if you’re going to attempt it imo. Not because its unreasonably difficult, you just need to be familiar with hiking and scrambling.

    4. ReligiousGhoul on

      It’s a tough one I think.

      As long as there’s “Aesthetic” photos, there’s no stopping them, they’ll be there to get their photos in. You can’t start charging people for rescue and obviously don’t want to discourage the great outdoors, but it does give me a pit in my stomach whenever I see somewhere beautiful and serene online and all the comments are Where?, Where?? Where???.

      People see these places and all they can think of is how they can insert themselves in there, even at the expense of the place itself. Look at that village in the Cotswolds, lovely little place ruined by the gormless who had to impose themselves into it.

      I can empathise with people in Barcelona etc., the tourist really is the scourge of our time.

    5. domicis on

      I went up Snowdon about a year ago, up the Rhyd Ddu path. A bunch of teenage lads went past me in t-shirts, cheap trainers, and no equipment apart from a map (which was surprise, but I digress). For most of the day it was raining and thus slippery in many areas, and completely thick with fog.

      I’m not an experienced climber by any stretch, but I was kitted out with the proper stuff and it was still a challenge.

      Whether it’s influenced by social media or not, people should have the common sense to realise that even in perfect weather conditions, there are still risks that can be easily mitigated by proper clothing and preparation.

    6. iTAMEi on

      Went for a hike not too long ago with my girlfriend and bumped into a girl alone completely lost and unprepared on the Yorkshire moors. Barren and featureless landscape. No map just google maps (which had lost signal), trainers etc. 

      Not normally one to tell people off but I told her “you shouldn’t be hiking alone here if you can’t navigate there’s barely a path at times”. 
      Seemed completely unphased by what I said. Just said she does it all the time. 

      We were stuck with her for the next 4 hours which normally I wouldn’t have minded but with her blasé attitude it was a bit annoying. 

    7. Trick-Sundae138 on

      Yeah we once guided two girls off Helvellyn in the dark about 10 years ago. We met them on the summit at sunset. They had no proper coats, torches or any navigational gear but had wandered up there for one of their 18th birthdays. They were very friendly girls but no real idea that they were actually in a bit of trouble. I was very glad they ran into us and we were able to navigate them down without issue and they hadn’t wandered onto one of the ridges without realising. Could have been an MR callout or worse easily. 

    8. ByronsLastStand on

      Yr Wyddfa (its proper name), like quite a few other mountains in Cymru, is known for experiencing sudden changes in weather that can become very challenging

    9. BaldyBaldyBouncer on

      People blame social media for everything these days. It used to be video games, it was TV before that and comics before that. Some people are dumb as rocks and always have been.

    10. MDKrouzer on

      There was a thread on r/ukhiking not long ago where OP was trying to convince his brother not to try climbing Ben Nevis for his stag do… in December… with zero winter climbing experience.

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