It's Lemming Time

Crazy lemming stuff across the Atlantic with no fewer than six climbers airlifted off American mountain Grand Teton in the space of just six days.

The incidents ranged from altitude sickness, through a ten-foot fall resulting in an ankle injury, to an ill-judged glissade ending up in a pile of boulders.

Joking aside, there's a serious message here - if you're in the States stay away from Grand Teton until things calm down a bit, it surely can't be long before they call for Harrison Ford and his big chopper.

For the full story, see this article on the Outside magazine site.

Oh hang on, isn't that the home of the Gear Guy who came out with this comment on European climbers: '...expecting a gondola ride halfway up the mountain, which is the case throughout the Alps? Or having your rescue insurance card in your pocket and knowing a helicopter is ten minutes away if you do something incredibly stupid?' I think it is...