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Location: Isle of Man | Have heard that there were avalanche(s) on Ben Nevis yesterday (Weds 29 March) - anyone got any info?
cheers / Dave |
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Executive
Location: Evesham, Worcs | Two climbers have been swept 250ft down a gully on Ben Nevis in the Highlands.
The pair were close to the summit of Gardyloo Gully when the snow slide hit. One has multiple fractures in one leg and the other escaped unhurt.
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team took the injured man to a shelter hut at 680m where he was airlifted to hospital.
The rescue team were then called to an avalanche in No 2 Gully. A man and a woman, who was injured, were removed from the snow and taken to hospital.
From: [url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4857826.stm]The BBC
Presumably the hut mentioned is the CIC hut - I hope the climbers were SMC members! |
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Location: Machynlleth, Mid Wales | Sounds suspiciously like cornices collapsing to me. Cheers - John |
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Location: Evesham, Worcs | Yesterday's avalanche conditions from [url=http://www.sais.gov.uk/latest_forecast/]SAIS:-
The old snowpack has generally re-frozen overnight and fresh snow has fallen above 650 metres. Strong South-Westerly winds have prevailed although strong North-Easterly winds were observed this morning in the Allt a'Mhuilinn. Where the fresh snow has attained significant depth instabilities are present, mainly scarp slopes and gully heads with North to East aspects above 1000 metres. The avalanche hazard is Considerable (Category 3). |
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Location: Machynlleth, Mid Wales | Andy Mayhew - 30/3/2006 08:39 Yesterday's avalanche conditions from [url=http://www.sais.gov.uk/latest_forecast/]SAIS:- The old snowpack has generally re-frozen overnight and fresh snow has fallen above 650 metres. Strong South-Westerly winds have prevailed although strong North-Easterly winds were observed this morning in the Allt a'Mhuilinn. Where the fresh snow has attained significant depth instabilities are present, mainly scarp slopes and gully heads with North to East aspects above 1000 metres. The avalanche hazard is Considerable (Category 3). Ah - cheers Andy. Sounds quite horrible up there to be honest! Cheers - John |
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Avalanche(s) on Ben Nevis?
