Scrambling Safety
The ten essentials should be brought to any scramble, and no scramble should be attempted alone. Where snow conditions exist, a helmet, ice axe and the knowledge to use it can help to prevent catastrophe. Scramblers should always leave details of their planned trip and a return window with a responsible person so they may contact a rescue team.
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Famous quotes containing the words scrambling and/or safety:
“He appeared to be a very religious man, and said his prayers in a loud voice, in Indian, kneeling before the camp, morning and evening,—sometimes scrambling up again in haste when he had forgotten this, and saying them with great rapidity. In the course of the day, he remarked, not very originally, “Poor man rememberum God more than rich.””
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Man gives every reason for his conduct save one, every excuse for his crimes save one, every plea for his safety save one; and that one is his cowardice.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)