Again I ask, what is the rationale behind banning cell phones? Are the people organising this event so stupid as to think that if someone were to get seriously injured or killed that using a cell phone violates the spirit of the game?

It is a game right? Or are the participants expected to simply die if they make a serious mistake?

How does banning emergency communications "develop teamwork and self-reliance"?

I suppose that SAR teams should go on a misson without their radios just to prove that they can...

John E