I was running the local ridges today. When i started out the weather was bright and sunny, half way through my run it clouded over and started to rain so heavily, almost icy sleet that i could hardly see two feet in front of me.
I had to go at least four or five miles in either direction to get to a way off the ridge, i had a backpack on with a spare top, but either way i was freezing within a matter of minutes.
So it dawned on me to ask here, when i got back, what do you folks take when you hit the trails and ridges in the winter, space blankets, whistles, head torches etc? If i had twisted an ankle with the weather the way it was i would have been hypothermic in a very short space of time.
I did check the weather forecast before i left, and it said a slight risk of a shower.
I had to go at least four or five miles in either direction to get to a way off the ridge, i had a backpack on with a spare top, but either way i was freezing within a matter of minutes.
So it dawned on me to ask here, when i got back, what do you folks take when you hit the trails and ridges in the winter, space blankets, whistles, head torches etc? If i had twisted an ankle with the weather the way it was i would have been hypothermic in a very short space of time.
I did check the weather forecast before i left, and it said a slight risk of a shower.