A climber escaped with minor injuries after plunging 1,000ft down a rock face on a Scottish mountain range.
The 35-year-old man fell the height of the Eiffel Tower shortly after he reached the summit of the 3,600ft Sgurr Choinnich Mor, five miles east of Ben Nevis.
The man, who is from Glasgow and was part of a group of 24 climbers, lost his footing and fell from the summit just after 2pm yesterday.
HMS Gannet's Sea King helicopter was already airborne on a training mission and arrived within 30 minutes.
When the crew found the man, he was on his feet and reading a map.
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I would love to see a picture of his "route." I'll bet it was heavily padded with snow. Otherwise, there is no way, short of a literal miracle, that he could have made it. Was he wearing a helmet?
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Originally Posted By: hikermor
I would love to see a picture of his "route."
try google earth "Sgurr Choinnich Mor". although there's no snow in the photo, you can get an appreciation of the steepness.
Originally Posted By: hikermor
Was he wearing a helmet?
according to him - and the photos of his face, in this article, he only had on a hat which he lost on the way down.
a miracle indeed.
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