Safety Guidelines for One Day Walks

Always carry:

• Sufficient water, lunch, spare energy food, toilet trowel.

• Pencil, paper, first aid kit, whistle, torch.

• Raincoat, warm extra clothing, beanie.

• Sunhat and sunscreen.

What to do if you ...

• Get ahead of the leader ..

  • wait at every track junction.

• Lose contact with the person behind you ..

  • stop and wait for them to catch up.

• Make a toilet stop ..

  • leave your pack on the track.

If separated from the group?

• Don't wander. STAY PUT. (Searches will begin where you were last seen.)

• Intermittently blow your whistle and/or shout.

• If night falls, take shelter from the wind.