Pretty disgraceful set of affairs when HMCG don’t think the MRT worthy of recovery from the hill. Always the case when you have an agency divorced from the actual operation. The MRT could have given everything to locate a casualty and although capable of getting off the hill themselves, a lift certainly reduces their risk. Let’s not forget that the MRT are volunteers, they are not paid and HMCG would be poorly placed without their dedication. It must be contractual as no one in their right mind would make this kind of statement. This is no reflection on the crews who are, without doubt, just acting under orders.