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Walkers wearing Ugg boots, flipflops and other ‘inappropriate’ footwear are putting life and limb at risk on Lancashire's fells, it has been claimed.
Visitors are being warned by North West Air Ambulance to take more care.
Ugg boots may be practical for flat ground but not for the fells. They don't have good grip on the soles like walking boots and some are not waterproof.
Uggs are luxury lifestyle brand designed to keep your feet warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It is not, nor has it ever been, a technical perform-ance brand.s.”
In June, a teenage girl prompted a large rescue mission when she became hypothermic after climbing Pendle Hill dressed in a T-shirt, skirt and flip flops.
Andy Simpson, from the Pendle and Rossendale Mountain rescue team, said: “This incident highlights the need for appropriate clothing when walking outdoors.Uggs are not adequate for walking in the hills.”
From the air, ambulance crew members have spotted people in pumps, Crocs, flip-flops and Ugg boots – often also without waterproofs.
Phil O’Brien, team leader of Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue, said call-outs for people ill-equipped for the weather and terrain accounted for almost 60 per cent of all rescues. B2C | B2B2C
