Monkeys Fist 41318 Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 I find this staggering, what a bunch of twats. From the Torygraph Martial arts group leave wheelchair-bound friend up Snowdon Last Updated: 4:44PM BST 18/10/2009 A group of martial arts experts on a charity climb up Snowdon abandoned a wheelchair-bound friend while climbing up the mountain because they were tired pushing him. GETTY Snowdon: the man, suffering from mild exposure, was carried to the mountain railway before a train brought him down the peak The 31-year-old disabled man was taken up 3,560ft Snowdon, the highest peak in England and Wales, by the group of six from Coventry. But when they began to climb to the top via the Llanberis Path, they found it too difficult to carry him so left him alone on the path while they continued up. Walkers from a kick-boxing club in Bangor found the man and stayed with him until the original party returned. The original group then returned but were reportedly too tired to push him back down the peak and instead contacted mountain rescue. The man, suffering from mild exposure, was then carried to the mountain railway before a train brought him down the peak. Climber Dave Morrell, 44, who saw the rescue, said: "The poor bloke was sitting there in his wheelchair for quite a while. "It was a bit mean of them to leave him there while they carried on to the top. "But other climbers went over to talk to him – he was just getting very cold." The martial arts group had been taking part in a world record bid at the weekend to see how many black belts could climb a mountain in a day. They were also raising money for a girl with cerebral palsy. Ian Henderson of Llanberis mountain rescue said: "This party were poorly prepared and felt it was OK to carry on to the summit rather than turn around and get him down the mountain. "At what point did they think 'it's OK we'll get the rescue team to push him down?'" There are a number of charity wheelchair pushes every year up the mountain, although rescuers said they normally involve larger parties because of efforts to push up and down the mountain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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