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| Teachers among avalanche victims | Teachers among avalanche victims |
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| Two teachers were the victims of an avalanche which swept them to their deaths on Ben Nevis, it has emerged. | Two teachers were the victims of an avalanche which swept them to their deaths on Ben Nevis, it has emerged. |
| Rupert Rosedale, 37, from Wiltshire and 34-year-old William Wilkinson from Inverness were in a group of five tackling a gully on the mountain. | Rupert Rosedale, 37, from Wiltshire and 34-year-old William Wilkinson from Inverness were in a group of five tackling a gully on the mountain. |
| Mr Rosedale taught at Marlborough College. Mr Wilkinson was a geography teacher at Culloden Academy. | Mr Rosedale taught at Marlborough College. Mr Wilkinson was a geography teacher at Culloden Academy. |
| Another man, Chris Astill, 54, from Tideswell in Derbyshire, died in a separate avalanche at Torridon. | Another man, Chris Astill, 54, from Tideswell in Derbyshire, died in a separate avalanche at Torridon. |
| Mr Astill died in Raigmore Hospital in Inverness on Wednesday after being rescued by a coastguard helicopter from an avalanche on Liathach Ridge. | |
| Earlier, the bodies of the two teachers had been discovered in Number Three Gully on the north face of Ben Nevis. | Earlier, the bodies of the two teachers had been discovered in Number Three Gully on the north face of Ben Nevis. |
| Ch Insp John Chisholm of Northern Constabulary said they were all well-equipped and European-accredited, but "it appears they were in the wrong place at the wrong time". | Ch Insp John Chisholm of Northern Constabulary said they were all well-equipped and European-accredited, but "it appears they were in the wrong place at the wrong time". |
| High risk | High risk |
| The SAIS said unusually calm and extremely cold weather had raised the risk of avalanches in Scotland's mountains. | The SAIS said unusually calm and extremely cold weather had raised the risk of avalanches in Scotland's mountains. |
| The service have been monitoring surface hoar, a phenomenon rarely seen in Scotland. | The service have been monitoring surface hoar, a phenomenon rarely seen in Scotland. |
| The snow crystals form a slippery layer when buried under snow and are the cause of many avalanches in the Alps and North America. | The snow crystals form a slippery layer when buried under snow and are the cause of many avalanches in the Alps and North America. |
| The sportscotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) said the risk of avalanche continued to be high because of unusual snow and ice conditions. | The sportscotland Avalanche Information Service (SAIS) said the risk of avalanche continued to be high because of unusual snow and ice conditions. |
| The SAIS said there was a moderate or considerable risk in Glencoe and Lochaber, with a high risk in parts of the north and south Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh. | The SAIS said there was a moderate or considerable risk in Glencoe and Lochaber, with a high risk in parts of the north and south Cairngorms and Creag Meagaidh. |
| The forecasts on its website cover the period until 1800 GMT on Thursday. | The forecasts on its website cover the period until 1800 GMT on Thursday. |