Author Topic: Clogwyn's Killer Convex claims its first casualty of the winter.  (Read 2209 times)

Dyffryn Ardudwy

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Clogwyn has claimed its first casualty this year.
A walker using the direct ascent of the railway line, above Clogwyn, slipped on sheet ice, and plummeted nearly 800ft down the side of Clogwyn Coch's cliff face, dying instantly.
Unfortunately two separate walkers witnessed the tragic circumstances at around 12.30 on Saturday afternoon, one saying he saw a walker fall a considerable distance down the sheer cliff, and another saying they saw what looked like a figure fall from near the railway track not far from the summit of Snowdon.


The North Wales police were at the scene very quickly, and around eight members of the Llanberis Mountain Team carried his body down the mountain, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.


Members of the Mountain rescue criticised the walker for choosing a very ill advised route, the route that follows the railway line above Clogwyn Station has been named "The Killer Convex" by the local mountain rescue teams, due to its curved appearence, that receives heavy snowfall, that freezes over, thaws, and then adds layer upon layer of ice.


Without the full winter climbing equipment of axe, crampons and the necessary experience to use them, the upper regions to the left of Clogwyn Du'r Arddu, is a death trap, that has claimed too many ill prepared walkers over the years. :-[


The route of the railway track is notorious for its ice conditions throughout the winter months, and is a route that has caught out many walkers over the years.


We are not told whether the walker was suitably equipped for the conditions, but the facts speak for themselves, if he slipped on sheet ice, its unlikely he was wearing any crampons, or using an ice axe, which may have assisted him in breaking his fall.


No news of the walkers identity have been revealed.

« Last Edit: 12:51:17, 19/02/18 by Dyffryn Ardudwy »

fernman

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Thanks Dai, but there's already another thread about this started yesterday,


 

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