Aonach Eagach and Fife Chain Walk claim lives

Aonach Eagach by Iain Gillespie

Aonach Eagach by Iain Gillespie

A 26 year old man has died following a fall from the Aonach Eagach ridge in Glencoe on Saturday 13 June. The Mountain Rescue Team was involved in the recovery as well as a Royal Navy Helicopter.

In another incident on the same day, a 79 year old man fell from a section of the Fife Chain Walk near Kincraig Point. The walk which traverses the cliff, following a line of stone carved steps, with metal chains bolted to the rock and rungs to climb on in places, has been the scene of a number of accidents in recent years. In 2007 the local Council replaced the chains, and the walk, with easy graded scrambling, has been gaining in popularity.


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