Laddow Rocks Traditional Cache
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On the pennine way between Black Hill and Crowden, Laddow Rocks are an impressive sight. I urge caution when seeking this cache as its reasonably close to the edge.
Organised mountain rescue in England can be said to have started in the Peak District following an accident in 1928 on Laddow Rocks near Black Hill, which resulted in the amputation of the casualty’s leg.
However, it was not the accident which made the amputation necessary but the evacuation, carried out using an improvised stretcher made from a farm gate.
This incident resulted in the formation of a committee to design a stretcher and ultimately led to the formation of the Mountain Rescue Committee, which became the Mountain Rescue Council and is now Mountain Rescue England & Wales.
Additional Hints
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Whfg qbja sebz cngu haqre bireunat.