Mail from Tony Howard & Di Taylor Hi everyone, just to give you a bit of background, the RSCN asked us many years ago to put together a leaflet on climbing & trekking in Rum. In doing so, we raised a number of questions. This document, for which the British Mountaineering Council gave advice, is still in its 9th Draft and still being added to in response to comments from the people of Rum and visiting climbers & trekkers. There are a number of very important points which remain unanswered, but which the RSCN assure us we need not worry about, since climbing and trekking activities in Rum should not  be changed except in extreme environmental circumstances. However, the RSCN know that we are concerned about these points (mostly raised above and below) and hope to answer them soon. By raising your concerns you can make a contribution to the debate and hopefully help preserve Rum not only for the local people but also for climbing & trekking. As this is also the stated aim of RSCN we hope that everything will work out well in the end, but other more commercial organisations also have a vested interest in Rum. In our personal opinion,it is by promoting mass tourism rather than adventure tourism that the environment of Rum may be threatened.