What about risks?

Undoubtedly there will be the usual exclamations of admiration for the Czech woman after her ordeal on the Routeburn Track, and her story of survival is a remarkable one. To some extent, however, the sentiments will be misplaced.

In the world we now have these sort of events are going to become ever more frequent – encouraged by ridiculous new concepts such as ‘extreme sports’ spurring young people on in the idea that they are immortal and know more about the risks they are undertaking