A new section of footpath giving access to the North Face of Ben Nevis was officially opened on Monday by Cameron McNeish, Chairman of the Nevis Partnership. The new path starts from the old 'puggy line' and cuts up through a block of woodland recently purchased by the Forestry Commission Scotland. The new path avoids the long detour along the back of the golf course and will be welcomed by climbers accessing the North Face this winter. A spur off the path leads to a spectacular viewing point for the North Face. The path will be maintained by the Forestry Commission.
of course it does as most climbers are put off by the walk. Also, with a statistical head on, I would bet about max 5% of rescues are for climbers so for this "climbers path" to increase rescues by 40% would require a four fold or more increase in climbers, as there are far more walkers anyway. oijit.
only time will tell. I prefer to be an optimist. I guess it won't have much affect on the total number of people winter climbing in Scotland, so in the grand scheme will not affect things much.
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