Monday notes

Very quiet day, with little or no wind. No surprise to find that a low pressure system is sitting directly overhead, with the barometer at 981 mbar.

It was not quiet in the Scottish mountains this weekend. The forecast on Friday made specific mention of winds reaching 45 to 55 mph on the mountain tops, with temperatures of -5C. That means a huge windchill, and anyone with a modicum of sense would have stayed off the hills. Plenty of people without any sense about, if this BBC report is anything to go by. I just knew I was going to read this.

One man died from his injuries after falling in Glencoe

Mountain rescuers have located three groups of walkers and climbers who had been missing overnight in Scotland.

Two ice climbers were found by search teams in Wester Ross, along with three others in Glencoe and three walkers missing in the Killin area.

It comes after a man died from head injuries suffered in a fall in Glencoe on Saturday afternoon.

The dead man was 34 and from Scotland but his name will not be released until relatives have been informed.

He had been out in the Bidean nam Bian area of Glencoe with a male companion, who suffered leg injuries. In a separate incident on Saturday a third man was also found injured nearby.

Members of Glencoe, Lochaber and RAF Mountain Rescue teams were called out along with search dogs and helicopters from HMS Gannet and RAF Kinloss.

Silent call

The three walkers reported overdue near Killin had been walking on Ben Lawers, Perthshire, when they were caught in whiteout conditions.

The two men and a woman, from Durham University, dialled 999 on Sunday morning but police only received a silent call.

They were located on Sunday afternoon and initial indications were that all of the group were well.

An RAF helicopter and mountain rescuers were involved in the search for the ice climbers located safely in Torridon, Wester Ross.

The RAF has been assisting the mountain rescue teams

Searchers said the men, who were well-equipped, were cold, but did not require medical treatment.

They had been due back on Saturday night but failed to return to their accommodation.

In Glencoe, a further three people contacted the emergency services on Sunday morning to say they had lost their way on Stob Coire Nam Beith.

Two of the men were traced at about midday suffering from hypothermia.

They were being taken to Belford Hospital in Fort William. A third member of that party walked off the hill and is safe and well.