There was a visible relief when I said I was going down the way they wanted to come up. ‘The short way’.

The dad was getting cramps in his thighs & knees. I fed him electrolytes, gave him 1 walking stick for his one hand.

We double checked where they had parked & set off. Slowly downwards.

No rush, plenty of rest & water stops, we got them down safely. While at the car a paraglider flew over. 🧵3

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I packed up camp & headed up for Hungry Hill.

At the trig point I first met a young couple out for a day loop. No sooner had they left, a dad & his son arrived, the son appeared first.

They’d gone the ‘wrong’ way. Set off to go clockwise from the south side, but went anticlockwise. Disorientated by a subtle route & unclear path / route tips.

Disorientated but successful in reaching the summit. The dad had early signs of heat stroke / dehydration…

🧵 2/3

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