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Mistake by hiking magazine produces a risky route

LONDON (AP) — Britain's biggest-selling hiking magazine apologized Wednesday after its latest issue contained a route that would lead climbers off the edge of a cliff on Britain's tallest peak.
The February edition of Trail magazine gives advice on making a safe descent for hikers caught in bad weather on Ben Nevis in Scotland.

But the magazine's directions would instead lead readers off the north face of the 4,406-foot mountain, which is notorious for its changeable weather and has claimed the lives of several climbers

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mb99usa

Maybe they should check the definition of "safe descent" again.

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SaltPork

Britain's highest peak?? They have peaks? Anyway, wouldn't you notice that the ground ended?

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ratbastid

I'm trying to picture walking up a mountain with your nose so buried in a magazine that you don't notice stepping off into the blue....

Holo

They shouldn't have said anything...Darwin strikes again.

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duckduck

BWUAHAHAHAHA!

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gilada

Heck, Yahoo Maps tells you to double check your route... I would think that you would do the same with this.

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fhqwhgads

I'm imagining a Harrison Ford scenario from Last Crusade. Two friends up on a peak, one trying to talk the other into taking that "leap of faith". "But bro, the magazine clearly states that we go north!"

BoCo

Law suits...

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bernadette

someone needs to capitolize on this snafu & set up a parachute vending business a few yards before the edge of that cliff.

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chrisg299

Hah damn, that sucks! lol kinda funny though :-P

genstylez

I would believe that if you were to climb to the tallest peak that you would double check more than your routes :P Oh well they fucked up. Hopefully it won't cost them too much.


Good Times~

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tinfoil

Well, certainly the quickest decent.

Who'd use a map they got in a magazine anyways? oi.

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cait987

That would make a good hiking trip ... walk -- walk -- walk -- bonzai

personally I think the guy was looking at porn and not watching his path they then find a magazine and make a big story *nod* blame the porn!!

moonstrucksoul

fuck, you think that they would have a sign posted.

damn, i thought the Brits were smarter than to walk off a cliff.

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mingusfingers

They should hire a couple more editors.

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onodrim

My thoughts exactly. If you're getting your trail information from a magazine, you probably shouldn't be climbing the tallest peak as it is.

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mystix

someone could easily go and get injured on purpose and sue the magazine

denim

They should give this route to the kid who fell 600 meters with his snow mobile. "Survive THIS."

floydthebarber

In the US for sure...most other countries..doubtful.

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indiretto

Hope someone has a lot of rope.

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