jack's rake deaths

x.type = 'password'; A 12-year-old boy suffered serious injuries when he fell from a Lakeland scrambling route that recently claimed two lives within five days. He was then airlifted to hospital in Newcastle upon Tyne. Jack Rake passed away on December 8, 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina. The question to me, is how do we educate people into hill safety and awareness. They had one pair of crampons and one ice axe between them. On 15 June Howard Gladwyn, 48, from West Yorkshire, fell an estimated 700-800 feet from the route and was pronounced dead at the scene. Sent my nine year old boy up a couple of moves ahead of me and he breezed it. Banning people like this is just a knee jerk reaction whilst it is indeed very sad when people get injured or killed. What is the best time to start the British 3 Peaks challenge. It isn't a climbing frame in a play ground and is no place for an inexperienced adult to be leading inexperienced children. Fell Facts    Towards the top the obvious exposure to the drop is greater. I must be honest and explain that I had two moments when I froze completely. } else { Kendal Mountain Rescue Team also helped in the rescue of the boy. I have never had a problem with a child (14+) on the Rake. He was carried a short distance to an RAF Sea King helicopter which had flown to the fell. But they'd driven up from London and, statistically had a massively higher risk of dying on the drive there / home than anything that mountain threw at them that day. A. I would definitely say Jack's Rake is not a place for children or inexperienced scramblers and not for anybody without a head for heights. As for saying it's not for children - that's stupid. We made it to the top but I bricked myself! He also possesses multiple battle scars from his past battles scattered across his body. Such rumours don't always help in the aftermath of any accident & having been involved with clearing up/investigation of a few; owing to a previous career - I wish people would get their facts right before gobbing off & supplying such rubbish (usually) to the media. A. Hi. "Bringing Folk Music to the Masses!" I grew up climbing stuff: trees, buildings, lamp posts, etc, then hills and mountains. Photo Gallery    Waited for a couple of dry days, did Helvellyn by the Edges and Sharp Edge as a warm-up and then set off. This is the case with this route ie it is a grade one scramble, grades run one to four four being equivalent to a vdiff rock climb in seriousness and difficulty technically. A. Rant over - Anyone want a used soapbox!? they had enough sense to know their limits. A. I have done it many times on my own and leading groups. Even in dry weather it can be damp and slippery. Find New Walking Friends    Were they idiots? It is more interesting than Striding Edge and certainly more committing. Two scramblers have died in the past week in separate incidents on Jack's Rake, Pavey Ark. I won't be doing the Rake again, the alternate route to the left of Pavey Ark is very pleasant anyway. A. As parents you protect your children from harm. Looking through a certain outdoor magazine's walk guides, we read that Jack's Rake was a perfect scramble for a beginner, and that we should not be put off by it's apparent difficulty because it was, (to paraphrase) after a difficult start, easy peasy. They managed every part of the scramble without help and had a great day, however I would be unwilling to take children or adults without their ability and experience. I've climbed this before and it was scary. (presumably the boot fairies planted it for amusement...). People need to understand what scrambling is, the grading is on the technical difficulties, a grade one scramble can still have huge exposure and a fall will be fatal e.g. Huge collection, amazing choice, 100+ million high quality, affordable RF and RM images. I gave him a couple of "aim left" and "step on that and straighten your leg" type nuggets of advice, otherwise he pretty much led me up. . An air ambulance paramedic joined members of the Langdale Ambleside Mountain Rescue Team in treating the scrambler at the site after the alert was raised at 10.15 this morning. Experience and attitude are important, not age. Richard Jennings and I set off for Pavey Ark to find out whether he’s right. Message for Bob Lay. Its hard to legislate against stupity. The harder bits in the gully can all be bypassed by scrambling along the edge. Yesterday (20 June) Susannah Cox, 37, from Lancaster, also suffered a serious fall. For example, our walk that includes Jack's Rake (, c225 The Langdale Pikes via Jack's Rake from The New Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale, "Note: Jack's Rake is more a scramble than a walk and should not be underestimated. Download real MP3 and FLAC music to your computer or smartphone for free. Finally......The fells are there to be enjoyed and experienced but clearly also taken seriously. ", Add your answer to THIS question | Ask a NEW walking and hiking question, Return to the main list of Walking and Hiking Questions, Search for an existing Walking and Hiking Question or Answer, Home > Questions & Answers about Walking & Hiking. Both thoroughly enjoyed it although my wife (watching from stickle tarn) wasn't so keen.

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