This was in an article from the UK's Guardian newspaper
Two paragraphs read...
In two months, five climbers have died there in four accidents. The deaths have led mountaineering
organisations to take the unusual step of warning that the hype surrounding adventure activities may
be encouraging young people to take unnecessary risks on Britain's mountains.
"Young people have always been driven to go out and have adventures, and that's a good thing," said
Roger Wild of the Mountaineering Council of Scotland. "But mountains aren't a commodity you can
put in a supermarket trolley. I think it's something within society as a whole. People have higher
expectations now. Everything is instantly available."
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2004979,00.html
chris reed
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