A major search-and-rescue operation involving police, coastguard and mountain rescue teams was launched after the grandfather failed to arrive in Inverie on Friday as planned.
Chris Conway, his son, feared the worst and posted on social media: “Dead or alive, I need him found.”
Mr Conway Jnr said his father was “in good health and good spirits” despite his ordeal. He thanked those who helped find his father and “bring him to safety”.
Probably wasnt that big a deal for him. Weathers been mildish and he’ll have had snacks bivvy bag and sleeping bag.
Picked the right time to do it. If it was normal weather and it might have been a very different story. Awesome to hear he made it through alright though.
Wow, takes some really special kind of hiker to be lost for more than a day in Scottish highlands…sounds like the guy just wanted some peace lol
This is why you should learn to use a compass and map and not rely on a mobile phone…
Take your cunt outlet and stick it up your hole.
How does one get lost in the Highlands for over a week 🤔
Ex-Paratrooper. Says it all. Mustn’t have paid attention to the map reading training in basic & his battalion. As for relying on mobile phones in an unpopulated route? What an arse. Should be made to pay for the search.
It looks like he wasn’t lost for a whole week. He already planned to be hiking from Tuesday – Friday. But got lost and only found signal on the following Tuesday.
A week without supplies and without something to provide you shelter and comfort is a lot different than 3 or 4 days with good equipment and some supplies.
Also the Scottish highlands in September is a foragers paradise. He won’t have been short of things to eat which also contain lots of fluid. Even an inexperienced forager can identify things like blackberries which would be abundant and ripe this time of year where he was.
If he had a way to boil water too he’d have been absolutely fine. Dehydration is the biggest threat since getting all your fluids from berries isn’t great.
As he should Would be better if he hadn’t gotten lost though
Holy crap I’ve been following this story all week. Was sure he was dead, especially considering he was traversing Knoydart.
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***The Telegraph reports:***
An army veteran survived a week in the wilderness after going missing while on a hike in the [Scottish Highlands](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/tax/scottish-highlands-plots-new-tourist-tax/).
Paul Conway, 67, embarked on a 30-mile trek from Glenfinnan Viaduct to Inverie on the Knoydart peninsula in Lochaber last Tuesday.
Mr Conway, who served with the British Army’s 1st Battalion Parachute Regiment for 11 years, however, lost his way and couldn’t call for help as he had [no phone signal](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/26/highlands-spoiled-governments-mobile-phone-total-non-spots/).
A major search-and-rescue operation involving police, coastguard and mountain rescue teams was launched after the grandfather failed to arrive in Inverie on Friday as planned.
Chris Conway, his son, feared the worst and posted on social media: “Dead or alive, I need him found.”
But the grandfather survived the elements including heavy rain and strong winds for a week, eventually reaching the southern shores of [Loch Morar](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/galleries/beautiful-scottish-lochs/) in the remote [Highland area](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/highlands-and-islands/) and finding mobile phone signal on Tuesday afternoon.
Mr Conway Jnr said his father was “in good health and good spirits” despite his ordeal. He thanked those who helped find his father and “bring him to safety”.
**Read more:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/18/army-veteran-survives-week-scottish-highlands-lost/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/09/18/army-veteran-survives-week-scottish-highlands-lost/)
Probably wasnt that big a deal for him. Weathers been mildish and he’ll have had snacks bivvy bag and sleeping bag.
Picked the right time to do it. If it was normal weather and it might have been a very different story.
Awesome to hear he made it through alright though.
Wow, takes some really special kind of hiker to be lost for more than a day in Scottish highlands…sounds like the guy just wanted some peace lol
This is why you should learn to use a compass and map and not rely on a mobile phone…
Take your cunt outlet and stick it up your hole.
How does one get lost in the Highlands for over a week 🤔
Ex-Paratrooper. Says it all. Mustn’t have paid attention to the map reading training in basic & his battalion. As for relying on mobile phones in an unpopulated route? What an arse. Should be made to pay for the search.
It looks like he wasn’t lost for a whole week. He already planned to be hiking from Tuesday – Friday. But got lost and only found signal on the following Tuesday.
A week without supplies and without something to provide you shelter and comfort is a lot different than 3 or 4 days with good equipment and some supplies.
Also the Scottish highlands in September is a foragers paradise. He won’t have been short of things to eat which also contain lots of fluid. Even an inexperienced forager can identify things like blackberries which would be abundant and ripe this time of year where he was.
If he had a way to boil water too he’d have been absolutely fine. Dehydration is the biggest threat since getting all your fluids from berries isn’t great.
As he should
Would be better if he hadn’t gotten lost though
Holy crap I’ve been following this story all week. Was sure he was dead, especially considering he was traversing Knoydart.
Did not expect this outcome. What a fella.