Correct GJB, but, not into Known icing conditions.
Hero? NO
Very lucky to still be alive? YES
Scottish instructors, how many times have you seen people hire a 150 or similar and head off into the mountains in winter wearing short sleeves, jeans and a pair of trainers. Bit of b*gger to survive an engine failure and then die of hypothermia on a hillside. But then, it'll never happen to them will it!