http://www.cameronmcneish.co.uk/2008/01/avalanche-threat/ The Wilderness World of Cameron McNeish Thu, 17 May 2012 20:32:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.cameronmcneish.co.uk/2008/01/avalanche-threat/#comment-572 Gibson McGeachie Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:03:45 +0000 http://www.cameronmcneish.co.uk/blogs/200#comment-572 Kev's correct. Hamish says in 'Hamish Brown's Scotland' that the biggest avalanche he ever saw in Scotland was in the Ochils. It "stripped the nrothern slopes of Whitewisp" Kev’s correct. Hamish says in ‘Hamish Brown’s Scotland’ that the biggest avalanche he ever saw in Scotland was in the Ochils. It “stripped the nrothern slopes of Whitewisp”

]]> http://www.cameronmcneish.co.uk/2008/01/avalanche-threat/#comment-571 cameron Sat, 26 Jan 2008 12:09:49 +0000 http://www.cameronmcneish.co.uk/blogs/200#comment-571 Yes, it's a good image. Thanks again to Gibson McGeachie for sending it to me. Yes, it’s a good image. Thanks again to Gibson McGeachie for sending it to me.

]]> http://www.cameronmcneish.co.uk/2008/01/avalanche-threat/#comment-570 Kev Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:47:22 +0000 http://www.cameronmcneish.co.uk/blogs/200#comment-570 I think it was Hamish Brown who said that the largest avalanche he'd ever seen in the UK was on Whitewisp, in The Ochils. I know I've altered course a couple of times when I've been out there after heavy snow and not liked the look of things. Folk tend to scoff when I tell them tho', believing that avalanches only happen on big, pointy mountains. Nice to have some pictorial evidence for once. I think it was Hamish Brown who said that the largest avalanche he’d ever seen in the UK was on Whitewisp, in The Ochils. I know I’ve altered course a couple of times when I’ve been out there after heavy snow and not liked the look of things. Folk tend to scoff when I tell them tho’, believing that avalanches only happen on big, pointy mountains.
Nice to have some pictorial evidence for once.

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