Events at Glenridding Beck

These pages look at the type of activity that the party was doing at Glenridding Beck.

The lessons learned cover particularly a leader's need:

• for good awareness of environmental conditions and their implications
• to continually reassess the risks and to be prepared to cancel the activity if it cannot be delivered safely
• to manage pupil expectations if the activity cannot be delivered
• for thorough and effective preparation
• for an emergency plan for the rescue and recovery of the party

This Part has six pages:

• Environmental conditions
• Decision to do the activity
• A warning ignored
• The jump into the pool
• The failed rescue attempts
• Recovery of casualties

It ends with a summary of the key learning points.

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