It was a cloudy, sleety day. Lots of snow even after the wet, mild day yesterday. Ian & I were up in the north corrie of Beinn Ghlas, great place for reliable snow. Gradually the snowpack is consolidating but cornices should be avoided.
On the way down we passed several groups that were ill equiped to go walking in the winter hills. One group we saw were carrying just 1 small rucksac between 3 of them, no ice axes, summer boots, except the teenage daughter who was sporting jeans and brightly coloured welly boots!
Will folk never learn? Last weekend there were 12 people in 3 different areas of the Highlands who got into trouble, poor navigation & poorly equiped leading to hypothermia, benightment and 1 fatality.
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