Police have named the two climbers killed in an avalanche on Buachaille Etive Mor as Christopher Walker, 29, an outdoor instructor from Keswick, and Robert Pritchard, 37, from New Malden. The two men were caught up in an avalanche as they climbed on Curved Ridge last wednesday.
Later in the week, two skiers had a lucky escape when they were avalanched and swept over 600 metres from near the summit of Meall a’ Bhùiridh where the Glencoe Ski Centre is situated. The Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team was called out to the incident, which happened on Saturday 26 February, but faced very dangerous conditions and a Sea King helicopter ended up airlifting the men, who had managed to dig themselves out, to safety. Although the two men were taken to hospital in Fort William their injuries have been described as minimal.