Five Survive 500-foot Ben Lui Fall
A lucky escape for five climbers who all survived when a French woman soloing Central Gully on Ben Lui toppled from near the top of the route collecting two teams below her
Posted: 14 March 2005
by Jon
There was a lucky escape for five climbers in Scotland at the
weekend after one fell down a snowy gully and dislodged four
others.
Despite falling 'more than 500 feet' according to newspaper
reports, all five survived without serious injury. The Daily Record
says that the first faller was a French woman who was soloing Ben
Lui's classic Central Gully and fell from near the top of the
route.
As she slid, she collected two roped pairs - both Scottish - who were knocked from
the mountain and also fell. A local mountain rescue team spokesman is
quoted as saying: 'The climber who fell from the top has almost
definitely been saved by those further down. They have effectively
broken her fall as they were knocked off themselves.'
More details in the Daily
Record and the Herald.
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