Lucky guy indeed, but I also think this is probably the key point "He’d been moving throughout much of the time". If he had just stopped and waited to be found then I fear the result would have been much worse - keeping moving & generating heat from walking was what kept him alive.
" . . . keeping moving & generating heat from walking was what kept him alive."
I think I'd be a little cautious with that advice: You can only generate heat by moving for as long as you have body fuel to burn. Mountain Rescue Teams are very wary of having 'exposed' casualties walk out. Even ones that seem to perk up with some dry clothes / food / hot drinks can quickly exhaust their new reserves.
Good effort to the bloke for keeping moving however its hard to see how even in the worst conditions he could have spent so long, covering so little distance if he had a map, compass, mountain knowledge and knowledge of Navigation. He must have had the right clothing though, otherwise he'd have been dead.
Well done to the MRT but prior planning and preparation prevents deadly accidents.
Difficult to understand what happened here, but it sounds like he was saved because (a) he told people where he was going and when he'd be back (b) he was reasonably well equipped
Be interesting to find out how he got to where they found him from Scafell Pike. It's amazing he seems little the worse for it all. MRT and their dogs rule the world as far am I'm concerned!
" . . . Not far from the Cowcove zigzags, a rather boggy but well travelled way down . . ."
It is indeed a great way down from the upper Esk. However it's usually less well travelled by people who have left their cars at Brackenclose in Wasdale!
Clearly there was a succession of 'problems' that lead to him being found where he was.
The report stated he'd been moving most of the time. I'd imagine if he'd been physically stuck for two days he'd have exhausted himself trying to escape, rested and the cold would have stripped him of his body heat leading quickly to hypothermia and death.
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