Two walkers knocked out after sliding ‘miles’ on Ben Nevis snow

[James holden]

http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2015/05/10/two-walkers-knocked-out-after-sliding-miles-on-ben-nevis-snow

The team said both walkers believed they lost consciousness after suffering head injuries and multiple cuts in the incident.

A team spokesperson said: “After a few quiet weeks things kicked off again yesterday with two rescues in one where two people descending Red Burn slipped on the snow and slid very, very long distances – miles in their words.

“Not having ice axes meant that they were trying to stop their slides with their hands which looked as if they had been through a mince grinder.

“Both suffered head injuries and multiple lacerations to hands, heads and other exposed parts of body. Both think that they had been knocked out at some point.”

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[David Thomas]

I like the authorities' warning at the end,

"don’t be tempted to bum-slide down the Red Burn as it is a very hard landing at bottom"

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