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Very sad news from Snowdonia yesterday.
My condolences to the daughter and the man's family.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/15/man-walking-daughter-snowdonia-d...

In reply to WaterMonkey:

Very sad. There's always a touch of 'There but for the grace of god' when reading such reports; we've all had narrow escapes. Condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.

T.

In reply to WaterMonkey:

Sad times. Yeah, we've all had close calls and again - there but for the grace !

Thoughts are with family and friends. Take care people.

In reply to WaterMonkey:

Sh1t news. I feel for the daughter.

In reply to WaterMonkey:
Very sad, especially for the daughter.

I once slipped on a simple scrambly bit and fell about 6 feet, whilst dropping off the summit area via an alternative route which looked more fun. Fortunately I landed on a sticky-out ledge, rather than the 40-50ft drop beyond, though I fair cracked my head and there was plenty of blood. So I know just how easy it is to make a mistake, despite that being at the time of the peak of my climbing ability. I was lucky, this poor chap wasn't.

I hope their day was good before tragedy struck, it just may help the daughter to come to terms with her loss.

My condolences.