The Mountaineering Council of Scotland could do itself a favour by rationing its endless stream of doom-laden media releases about how dangerous the hills are. According to them there’s never a good time to get outside. Winter? Hill walkers are warned to beware avalanches, cornices and sudden weather changes. Summer: hill goers should be aware of the dangers of dehydration and heat. Settled conditions? Mountaineers should beware of complacency. Good views? Beware the danger of looking too hard at them in case your eyes are pecked out by ravens etc.
Never once have I seen anything remotely positive from them celebrating the pleasure of getting outside and encouraging more people to try hill-walking and mountaineering. It’s as if their main remit is to make the outdoors seems as dangerous as possible.
Miserable gits.