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Geocachng - it's a blast

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LFTO News Team, 06 July 2011 18:30

Geocaching – it’s a harmless enough past-time, isn’t it? Many outdoor pursuits come with an inherent risk and an element of danger, but surely geocaching isn’t one of them? Ask the residents of Wetherby and they might have a slightly different take on the subject, and you can’t really blame them. An innocent spot of geocaching in the North Yorkshire ...

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Geocachng - it's a blast

rating is 2.5

LFTO News Team, 06 July 2011 18:30

Geocaching – it’s a harmless enough past-time, isn’t it? Many outdoor pursuits come with an inherent risk and an element of danger, but surely geocaching isn’t one of them? Ask the residents of Wetherby and they might have a slightly different take on the subject, and you can’t really blame them. An innocent spot of geocaching in the North Yorkshire ...

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THURSDAY: SPOT tracker hailed for saving walker

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LFTO News Team, 15 May 2008 17:12

A walker who fell ill on an endurance hike summoned help using the SPOT tracker device - the first time the unit has been used in Europe. Niels Vinther, a 60-year-old Danish-born man now living in Sunderland, started experiencing severe abdominal pains while crossing Glen Etive on a coast-to-coast challenge across Scotland.He hit the '911' button on his £150 SPOT ...

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