Well this thread stirred up far more than just the peat I was stuck in!
I am aware of how LZIR procedures work, although with crap signal, covered in mud and help on the way, replying was the least of my concerns at the time (I also then had a week of holiday to proceed with once un-stuck).
No I was not in any danger, it was simply a very stupid mistake and one I have learnt from. If I was in danger then I would have called the appropriate services (with John O Groats fire department a few miles away). What I actually did was contact UK 4x4 response (Highland 4x4 Response in this case) after trying to phone the local fire dispatch office with no success and posting on here to see if anyone was in the area.
Obviously, no one was (not surprising given where we were! also no farmers for a couple of miles to be begged). I contact 4x4 response who ended up confirming that of the two people who cover that area, one couldn't leave work at the time and the other one's vehicle was currently away having work done. The dispatcher then offered to come up from south of Inverness. An hour later I was pulled out by a disco 4 with a tiny ATV winch and a bit of tugging once I was a bit closer to firm ground. I called 4x4 response back and told him. I will be donating to H4x4 Response to cover the cost of the fuel he spent driving 2 hours for nothing.
After all that, we drove up to the viewpoint and continued the rest of the holiday, all be it with the brakes smelling like a log burning stove for a couple of days despite trying to clear as much out by hand (car washes are not too common up there).
So now for the bit you wanted. Pictures of a small stupid man stuck in a standard D2 on road tyres in a very soggy hole
(at the time of the pictures I had put ~20 head sized rocks in that hole...all of which had disappeared. I still cant quite get my head around how soft it was under the surface)
As you can see it was just sat on the diff's. with a CDL and some better tyres I think it would have pulled itself out backwards but not this time. Lesson learnt!
