Yes, thanks Emma. I've decided that SPOT can stay at home for this trip.

I always take a SPOT tracker. For my first couple of trips I just pressed the button at the start of the day and the end and perhaps on hill tops (munros). Depending on your route you may walk all day without seeing a soul and spend some hours off trail. And walking solo - as many do on the TGO - you may be vulnerable.

Now I have a subscription which pings every 30 mins or 15 mins so the wife can check my progress as she sups her early morning tea in bed at home.

Of course if you fall and are unconscious then you can't press the
'please rescue me!' button. But if you wake up ...

On the other hand if your are travelling in a swarm then not everyone will fall off the mountain at one time.

Thanks Paul. Going hours without seeing a soul will be quite the experience for us - we normally go a week or more without seeing anyone! :wink: Agree that SPOT (or similar) is nice to have along, but it doesn't seem to make the cut for this sort of trek. Being so close to civilization (relatively speaking) and cell reception moves it more toward luxury item status.

Kent