Warning signs that Jamie Neale missed before fateful journey in ...

Jul 15th, 2009 - Times Online

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The sign at the front desk of the Katoomba youth hostel, in Sydney's Blue Mountains, reads: "Register here for bushwalks".

Which means all you need to do is cross the road and register your name and destination with the police station and they will issue you with a portable distress beacon in case you get lost.

Jamie Neale, who had brought an all-weather spaceblanket from Britain but left it behind with family in Western Australia, didn't bother.

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