History Ainslie Park High School



on 21–22 november 1971 5 members of mountaineering club @ ainslie park school , 18-year-old trainee instructor newcastle-under-lyme died in blizzard while trying walk cairn gorm corrour bothy. party of 14 children led 23-year-old ben beattie ainslie park s outdoor instructor, , 21-year-old girlfriend catherine davidson set out lagganlia met local instructor called sheila sutherland. party split 2 beattie taking 1 group , davidson , sutherland taking other. latter group of 6 children struggled reach destination (the corrour bothy) , decided settle night in snow hole. 2 members of party survived — instructor catherine davidson , pupil raymond leslie. members of party died were: sheila sunderland local instructor, carol bertram (aged 16), susan byrne (15), lorraine dick (15), william kerr (15) , diane dudgeon (15). of 2009 stands uk s worst mountaineering disaster.


the tragedy great secretary of state scotland made impassioned speech in house of commons on 23 november , called public enquiry under fatal accidents , sudden deaths inquiry (scotland) act.








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