No pictures I am afraid but had an eventful weekend in the
lakes on our annual Silver & Gold Practice Expedition. It’s a nice route that on day one took us up
Mosedale to camp not far from the summit of Esk Pike. The second day saw us summit Esk Pike, Great
End, Scafell Pike and Scafell and descend to the scenic Sampson Stones for
camp. On the last day we hopped over the
pass back into Mosedale and should have been down by 10am, but a diabetic cadet
went down with a serious case of hypoglycaemia.
I saw my group safely into the valley and returned to the incident, via
the campsite as I somehow missed them – I effectively did the route three
times! We managed to get her down safely
but consuming the sugar needed to get her off the hill and stave off
hypoglycaemia saw them swing the other way into hyperglycaemia which required
an ambulance to be called from the motorway.
I am glad to say all is now well and although we took the right course
of action on the hill, there are still some learning points for all of us.
In previous years I have carried a combination of; climbing
kit and climbed in the evenings, running kit, a full head of broccoli etc for
gourmet cooking, and a whisky tasting set including galsses. Fun though all those things are, it was very
nice just to carry the essentials (actually Jack carried the tent and cooker),
especially with my ever decreasing fitness.
