“Cold and wet kills quicker than cold!”

frozen English teenager that really braved the elements.

That didn’t stop me feeling sorry for myself though and at first light, oblivious to their efforts, I trudged down to the cable-car station where the relieved rescue team welcomed me back. They were very understanding – my snowmobile lift had broken down leaving me high and dry and this, apparently, was the key to my survival.

Cold kills, but nothing like as quickly as