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sparnel

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Glencoe avalanche
« on: 19:14:54, 19/01/13 »
Sorry to report there were fatalities in Glencoe today.
Please, please be careful when out in snow conditions............
Our hearts go out to the families involved.
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Andy Broadley

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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #2 on: 19:48:07, 19/01/13 »
Just heard it on the news. Very sad. Thoughts and prayers with the families and with the guy seriously injured.



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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #4 on: 19:58:17, 19/01/13 »
Sad news - thoughts with the family and friends.

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« Reply #5 on: 21:18:35, 19/01/13 »

sparnel

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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #6 on: 21:53:26, 19/01/13 »
The Glen is a very sad place tonight. A lady climber in the party is also seriously injured.
I know most of the MRT and they also feel it........very sad.

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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #7 on: 21:58:30, 19/01/13 »
Hate reading of disasters, Thoughts are with the families.
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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #8 on: 22:15:32, 19/01/13 »
you always look over your shoulder when you hear of these tragedies   and think twice about going out but we all live for the adventure rush it brings  very very sad you lose your life doing something you live to do and enjoy
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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #9 on: 23:14:56, 19/01/13 »
So distressing to hear of such tragic and heartbreaking news.

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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #10 on: 11:51:02, 20/01/13 »
The joys are immense but the risks are always there.
Condolences to the climbers, their families, MRT and all concerned.

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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #11 on: 14:04:07, 20/01/13 »


Really sad news. I only just heard about this earlier. Thoughts and prayers to the families involved. RIP

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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #12 on: 14:09:41, 20/01/13 »
So sad to hear for the families involved and those who lost life.


But a timely reminder that we should remember to treat the hills with respect and even with the right gear, good training and experience there are still risks out there..


May their beliefs be of comfort to those involved at this time :(

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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #13 on: 23:03:01, 20/01/13 »
Worth asking why though.  The group were described as experienced winter walkers, although this must have been short as they seemed to be in their early twenties.  They broke two rules.  Don't go on the mountain immediately after a heavy snow fall. And especially don't go on to a lee slope , that is, the opposite slope from which the wind is dumping the snow is blowing as the snow will be unstable. Accord to a report I saw yesterday on BBC news, this is exactly what they did. No amount of 'right gear' would help. It is many years since I was on Bidean but I remember a steep snow slope going up to the ridge from the head of the hidden valley.  I would think this is the likely site of the fall.  When we climbed it, it was Easter and the snow was consolidated and safe.

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Re: Glencoe avalanche
« Reply #14 on: 09:24:07, 21/01/13 »
i was emotional watching the news last night on this..very sad.
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