Electronic rescue devices in the mountains, yes or no?
In the mid 1990s, before the mobile phone boom, there were some who considered the adoption of this technology as a piece of safety kit unnecessary and even depreciative of the wilderness experience. Ten years later I dare say it would have been considered borderline negligent for one in a commercial leadership role to be without a phone in the hills. Oh how things have changed. Nowadays there is an array of apps, gadgets and gizmos for rescue and recovery that are highly aff
