Hennessy Mountain Rescue Stretcher:

We had just come over Crib Goch, when one of our group turned their ankle on a loose rock. It turned out that Simon had broken his ankle and was quickly unable to put any weight on his left leg. We were still on the ridge with 500 ft. of sheer scree slope either side of a 3 ft. wide path.

We had no way to easily move him until I remembered the hammock in my pack. We were able to get him onto the hammock and use the ropes across the rucksack pads to carry him down to the car park at Pen-y-Pass. Although this is one of the most tiring things I have ever had to do in the hills, I am grateful we didn't have to make a rope stretcher(I have never managed to make one in less than 30 minutes when practising). We got help from people grabbing the sides and I expected the hammock to have been destroyed with all of the manhandling and scraping, but I am glad to report tht I still use it with no signs of the rough treatment that day." Best regards, Nick Waldock.