Sunday Post - Sunday 24 May 1953
Image © D.C.Thomson & Co. Ltd. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH
LIBRARY BOARD.
They Carried 300 lb. Of B.B.C. Kit To The Top Of Ben Nevis
THE first batch of volunteers set off yesterday from Achintee, at the
foot of Ben Nevis, on their five-mile climb to the summit.
They were laden with timber for the big bonfire on Coronation night.
The climb was made through a thick mist, which enveloped the mountain
down 2000 feet from the summit Further mass ascents will have to be made
before the huge pile of timber is transferred from Achintee the top.
Earlier in the day, a team of B.B.C. engineers climbed to the top to
make radio-transmission tests for the broadcast, which is to take place
on Coronation night.
The broadcast will consist of a message of loyalty to the Queen. If will
be made by Provost John Carmichael, Fort William, who will speak in
Gaelic and English.
A description will be given of the bonfire
About 300 lb. of B.B.C. equipment was carried up by mountaineers and
members of the Lochaber Mountaineering Club. After the test, the
equipment was taken back the base. It will be carried back to the summit
before Coronation Day.
Among those who made the ascent were some women mountaineers.

On 15/02/2024 15:31, JMB99 wrote:
> About 300 lb. of B.B.C. equipment was carried up by mountaineers and
> members of the Lochaber Mountaineering Club.

So the BBC engineers were not that tough. Neither were the others if
there were 300 of them.

On 15/02/2024 21:42, MikeS wrote:
> So the BBC engineers were not that tough. Neither were the others if
> there were 300 of them.

Where does it say 300 people involved?

Certainly nothing like 300 in the film of the bonfire.

In message <uqm0fo$3g4qe$1@dont-email.me> at Thu, 15 Feb 2024 21:42:16,
MikeS <MikeS@fred.com> writes
>On 15/02/2024 15:31, JMB99 wrote:
>> About 300 lb. of B.B.C. equipment was carried up by mountaineers and
>>members of the Lochaber Mountaineering Club.
>
>So the BBC engineers were not that tough. Neither were the others if
>there were 300 of them.

Are you unfamiliar with the abbreviation "lb."?
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

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