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Google Maps not Good Enough
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By SheepFarmer on 25/10/18 at 12:46pm
Came upon this story in todays papers -
Cairngorms mountain rescue say Google Maps lead inexperienced walkers 17 miles off track
- full story here - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/1 ... perienced/ and same story on Grough - https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2018/ ... al-search#
By TallPaul on 25/10/18 at 1:11pm
Yup, we were a bit gobsmacked when we heard they'd ended up in the Linn of Dee. They'd left their car at the car park at the base of the funicular up Cairn Gorm so, by road, that puts them 69 miles away from their start point. Given their lack of preparedness I rather hope MRT made them take a taxi!
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Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be responsible for their own actions.