Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal Volume 3 Number 2

Notes and queries

AT A MEETING OF COMMITTEE, held on 24th April, the following recommendation was approved of:-

The Committee think it well to remind members that as the Club has brought climbing in Scotland (as distinguished from hill walking) into notice and popularity, a certain amount of responsibility rests upon its members.

Climbing is now undertaken by many who do not realise that its safety depends entirely on proper precautions; and the Committee would ask members, by their influence and personal example, to further the observance of these precautions. While experience only can give mountaineering knowledge, the following are suggested as points to which attention should he directed:-

1. In selecting a route, regard should be had to the capabilities and experience of the party.
2. No climbing-party should consist of more than four; and not more than one party should be in a gully or on a rock face at the same time.
3. Personal equipment should be provided in keeping with the character of the work; and, in particular, properly nailed boots should invariably he worn.
4. It is important, in the interests of safety, that in snow climbs each member of the party should carry an ice-axe, and that the party should be provided with a rope.

These suggestions, it will be understood, are meant to apply only to those who undertake serious climbing, and are not intended to discourage those who confine themselves to easier expeditions.

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