http://highlandlife.net/news__1/northern_constabulary_news/mountain_rescue_coire_na_ciste_ben_nevis http://highlandlife.net/news__1/northern_constabulary_news/update_mountain_rescue_liatach_ridge_torridon

The BBC update is not so jolly I'm afraid. Always sad when this happens.

Profoundly sad news - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8434825.stm From someone who is still recovering both mentally and physically from being avalanched in Februaury my heart goes out to all directly affected by this. From my own perspective with high emotion it's difficult to be objective and my following comment is not intended to be unsympathetic but to make the general readership think twice... The bottom line is avalanches don't "always happen to someone else". YOU will get caught if you take your eye off the ball and venture on to, or under, a heavily loaded slope in adverse conditions. If you're lucky enough to survive, getting caught WILL turn your life upside down.

http://highlandlife.net/news__1/northern_constabulary_news/update_2_mountain_rescue_coire_na_ciste_ben_nevis