Holly wants to quit computers and become a fell top assessor. Morgan would prefer to go into witness protection than climb a mountain. In this episode we talk about managing risk, planning for bad things, and cool technology like satellite messengers.

Show Notes

  • The Fell Top Assessors: https://twitter.com/lakesweather
  • Self Arrest with Ice Axe example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5-zj5N3_PQ
  • Sherpa People: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherpa_people
  • Satellite Messenger: https://twitter.com/AMountainBlog/status/1539625813385027585
  • What is Recco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RECCO
  • What is What 3 Words? https://what3words.com/about
  • Apple Fall Detection: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208944

Example Problematic Locations on What3Words

https://what3words.com/beside.allies.spirit Bowfell, Lake District
https://what3words.com/beside.ally.spirit Kingston up on Hull, Hull

https://what3words.com/excavated.boasted.cabs Helvellyn, Lake District
https://what3words.com/excavated.boosted.cabs Lower Welson, Hereford

https://what3words.com/newsreel.exotic.procures Scafell Pike, Lake District
https://what3words.com/newsreel.exotic.procured Staploe, Bedford