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Club members should note the following section of the Guidance for Clubs issued by the Mountaineering Scotland.
'Recommended Group Size/’Buddy’ system 
  1. Restrict group size to a maximum of six people. If more than six members want to do a particular walk then they should split themselves down into smaller sub groups before departing. Although they can plan to rendezvous at stopping points/summits etc. they should be truly autonomous groups responsible for navigating themselves and carrying all necessary individual and group kit.
  2. With ‘mixed ability’ groups, a system of ‘buddying’ could be introduced, so the more experienced folk are paired up with the less experienced and as a result problems/issues would likely be picked up immediately.'
Paragraphs 32-33 in the full document:
Mountaineering Scotland Safety & Liability Guidance for Clubs
This document and the two paragraphs above were discussed by the Club Committee at two meetings in January & February 2016.
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