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Mark Tennant

Tuesday 28 February 2006

Well, things are slowly getting back to normal after the winter skills in the Cairngorms . On Saturday, we had a fantastic opportunity to go out with members of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service and learn how they predict and forecast avalanches. This was followed by tuition in snow anchor usage. Sunday saw the team carry out a mock rescue in Coire an t-Sneachda which involved lowering a stretcher from below the Fiacail Butress. Coincidentally, Cairngorm MRT would be involved in a real rescue only 24 hours later that would take a dramatic turn when the RAF helicopter they were using was forced to land in the coire as the rotors iced up!

Also pleasing to see two colleagues from the school taking part in a Winter Skills course that weekend too, run by East Lothian Outdoor Education.

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