Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place; Purists Argue Cairns Spoil Ben Nevis but Many Climbers Feel They Are Vital for Navigation
Sunday Herald › September 23, 2004
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It's an age-old argument and it just won't go away. The question of waymarking cairns on our mountains has split the climbing and hill-walking community with several suggesting such cairns should be flattened while others insist they are a life-saving navigational aid.
Some time ago, the Nevis Partnership, an association of groups with an interest in Ben Nevis including local tourism organisations, produced a strategy document that included a recommendation that waymarking cairns should be provided, "but should be kept to a minimum".See the full content of this document
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Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place; Purists Argue Cairns Spoil Ben Nevis but Many Climbers Feel They Are Vital for Navigation
A wide-ranging consultation is under way but it looks as though a limited number of waymarking cairns will remain on the summit plateau of Ben Nevis, based on the assertion that many of those who climb our highest moun...
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