Although it’s in the Guardian I am not singling it out because of that. It’s actually in a few papers today. Now where to start with this….. As a keen hill walkers and member of mountaineering Scotland for decades, I have traveled with, shared Bothy's with, walked and climbed with many women. One of the greatest hill walkers I have ever met (completed all Munro's 3 times) and ran the Paisley hillwalking club was of the fairer sex (are you allowed to say that now?) During all those years I have never heard a man being anything but an equal to female walkers and climbers. When the weather comes in and the cloud base lowers and you are starting to sense that all might not be well, you will take advice from anyone! Gender doesn’t come into it.  This article talks about “horror stories “ that women have experienced, I am sorry but since when does asking if you are lost a horror story? Although with a little digging you actually find out that it’s was someone on Facebook that told Mr Tiplady (such a condescending misogynistic name) about all these horror stories. Facebook is always the best place to go for all your objectivity and balanced research. 

Cologne just now in our campsite, had a couple of showers an hour or two ago but that’s been it, no wind either so not sure how big the storm will be or whether it’ll get here at all.

The problem with the BBC is they think there well intentioned DEI is an approach that is welcomed and appreciated by everyone outside their London bubble, it isn’t. As well intentioned as it may be it just creates divisions in society (skin colour, gender, religion etc) we really need less categories of division not more!