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To think husband is daft and irresponsible

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Quintestinal · 01/05/2014 18:09

He has a chest infection. Last day on antibiotics on Sunday.

Tomorrow he is setting off on his motorbike from London to Wales to climb Snowdon in the evening. Then on by motorbike to climb Scaffield Pike on Saturday, on to Scotland to do Ben Nevis on Sunday.

Hmm

I should add, he is very fit. But he is unwell.

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LEMmingaround · 01/05/2014 19:37

He is an idiot and bloody selfish, because if he gets sick and needs rescuing i doubt he will be paying for the helicopter ride!

HolidayCriminal · 01/05/2014 19:40

DH would do this, sigh.

AnyFucker · 01/05/2014 19:43

He is the sort of person that I think should be charged large amounts of money for their utilisation of the (already stretched) Emergency Services

quietbatperson · 01/05/2014 19:50

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GnomeDePlume · 01/05/2014 19:56

He is an idiot and an extremely selfish one at that. If he needs rescuing then that means someone else putting themselves at risk to help him.

HappyAgainOneDay · 01/05/2014 19:58

This is one of those cases where if he doesn't do it or is not allowed to do it he'll regret it for the rest of his life and bear a grudge against the person who stopped him. Yes, he might be being foolish but surely he knows what he's capable of and will have at least one co-rider who can help him out if necessary?

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Quintestinal · 01/05/2014 20:30

He should know better. He was in the Red Cross mountain rescue for years. Avalanche training and rescue missions. I disappointed.

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clam · 01/05/2014 20:31

Who's going to ride his motorbike back when he's in hospital?

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ImSoOverIt · 01/05/2014 20:40

How on earth is he going to leave work at 4 and get up snowdon before it gets dark?! He is going to end up being one of those people who get rescued by helicopter. Is he an experienced hill walker/climber or a naive townie?! Smile

londonrach · 01/05/2014 20:43

He daft. He has a chest infection that could led to pneumonia. Thus kills...even young people. He needs to be fit to do this. Do another weekend like the august bank holiday!

cardibach · 01/05/2014 20:46

Leaving London at 4? I live significantly south of Snowdon in South West Wales and it takes me 4-5 hours to get to London. Yes, I drive a car not a bike, but that is at quiet traffic times so doing pretty much the speed limit all the way. I am used to lanes so don't drive particularly slowly on the bendy bits. Say 5 hours at best and on Bank Holiday Friday that seems unlikely. Get to Snowdon at 9pm. In the dark. I am concerned about people talking about Snowdon as 'a stroll'. It is the deadliest mountain in the UK for that very reason. Ill or not, that part of the plan is plain stupid and irresponsible.

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Quintestinal · 01/05/2014 20:54

I am getting somewhere.

I think we are down to Snowdon and Scaffield Pike, and head up the mountain on Saturday morning. Then the pike on Sunday/Monday before heading home. Much more doable.

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Quintestinal · 01/05/2014 20:55

They have been up Snowdon before, and the other big peak next to it.

He is experienced, and fit. But even so.

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BuggersMuddle · 01/05/2014 20:57

How fit is he really? Does he hill walk often?

As a motorcyclist, I would regard driving a car as relatively relaxing (as long as awake enough to have decent reaction time) but absolutely not a motorbike. For me (and I am an endurance cyclist) my personal Q/A of 'am I ready / fit for this' is exactly the same for bicycle or motorbike, even though the bicycle burns more calories.

PrincessBabyCat · 01/05/2014 20:59

He is an adult. Just don't give him any sympathy when he comes back worse. Grin

BuggersMuddle · 01/05/2014 20:59

That is to say. I personally would consider the motorcycling as work as regards the chest infection and would add it in as 'exercise' when contemplating do ability (in duration if not distance) due to the added awareness needed when motorcycling due to speed.

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Quintestinal · 01/05/2014 21:03

He is fit.

He takes part in mountain biking races off road, traversing mountain chains, cycled across Britain, he enjoys hill walking and mountain hikes. He can easily do peaks up to 1300 in an afternoon. The last big thing he did was first 75km off road cycling day 1, and then day 2 two tall peaks with my cousin, followed by an evening hike with my niece, before being called out on a rescue mission overnight.

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Quintestinal · 01/05/2014 21:04

Buggers, I know nothing about motorbike fitness.

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MrsWedgeAntilles · 01/05/2014 21:08

Has he looked at the weather forecast for Ben Nevis on Sunday? The wind chill is -3C, its to rain all day and the visibility is poor.
He plans to climb a Munro in those conditions, on the back of two other peaks in two days and hardly any sleep with a chest infection?
I know he's said he'll just stop if he feels unwell but does he realise he can't just sit down on the side of the mountain, he'll have hypothermia quicker than winking.

An other thing he should consider is that there is only a finite amount of rescue helicopters available in the Highlands and they do all sorts of medical evacuation. Could he live with himself if a pregnant woman on an island or someone with a serious head injury didn't get to hospital on time because he decided that he'd be ok to go on this ill advised jolly.

AnyFucker · 01/05/2014 21:09

Is he impervious to illness then ?

IamInvisible · 01/05/2014 21:11

He's being completely daft.

My DS1(19) is fit. He runs 8 miles a day. The other night he added in a 14 mile cycle ride at the gym (set to mountain terrain), does pull ups, press ups and sits ups every night and lifts weights. He got a chest infection last year, it knocked him for six. It took a few weeks to get over.

I know your DH will be disappointed if he can't go, but better that than end up having to be dragged off a mountain and ending up in hospital miles away from home!

MrsWedgeAntilles · 01/05/2014 21:12

Oh, I see he was a mountain rescuer himself so he'll probably know about the dangers of hypothermia etc.

I'm not sure if that makes it worse or better.

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Quintestinal · 01/05/2014 21:15

He knows about stretched resources, priorities, and hypothermia.

He has now decided to skip Scotland.

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BuggersMuddle · 01/05/2014 21:17

Quint I guess it's less fitness and more awareness. I wouldn't ride my bike if absolutely knackered and while I wouldn't advocate driving hungover I do have a higher standard for myself on the bike as reactions to road surface with two wheels have to be that much quicker.

It sounds like he's reasonably fit if not fast. So hopefully with his experience he can pace himself. I just hope his friend accommodates him (not always my experience as the lone female and therefore usually slowest walker / cyclist).