Scouts – Criticised for Cavalier Attitude.? (10 May 2002)
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
The Scouts Association has been criticised by members of the Association of British Mountain Guides (BMG). The BMG, an association that has ‘lost’ numerous clients in avoidable accidents has had the audacity to criticise the Scouts about their – safety record… Ian Peters (BMG), Director of Plas-y-Brenin, North Wales told the Guardian newspaper in 2001 that: ‘Accidents of this nature (a young Scout stepped of a foot path and fell to his death) should not be tolorated in a modern society…’?
Apparently, ‘someone’ is trying to take-over outdoor/mountain training for the Scouts. Lets hope, that it is an organisation with a -perfect safety record.
On the 28 Dec, 1998, a BMG guide took six Venture Scouts into avalanche conditions against an avalanche warning on Aonach Mor, in Scottish Highlands. Four of the Scouts were killed, entombed in consolidating ice and snow. The guide, as is usual, survived.
Category : Avalanche
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