Number Five Gully Avalanche
11th March 2015
After yesterdays sunshine, it was back to wind and rain/snow today. There had been a large natural avalanche in Number 5 Gully on Ben Nevis, this probably came down in the mild wet conditions on Saturday afternoon/evening. I think it is the biggest avalanche I have seen in this location.
The debris fan from Saturdays Number 5 Gully avalanche shown by the red line.
Fresh wet snow/slush was sticking to the rock at 850 metres.
The summit plateau of the Ben was very pleasant yesterday evening. I suspect it will not be so pleasant at the moment.
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Mike Pescod
12th March 2015 9:50 am
That’s the biggest one I’ve seen out of Number Five Gully too. It’s interesting how widely the debris spreads out after exiting the gully. The crown wall high up in the gully was quite obvious on Tuesday, zig-zaging down the gully.