The accident happened in Coire an Sneachda in the Cairngorms. Picture by Neil Reid
A popular footpath in the Cairngorms has been left in an unstable condition after torrential rain.
Slabs fell from the cliffs in Coire an t-Sneachda onto the Goat Track.
The Mountaineering Council of Scotland said that path builders working in the area found the rock fall this morning.
Cairngorm rangers and the Cairngorms Outdoor Access Trust is now discussing what to do next.
Walkers and climbers are being asked to avoid the area.
Julian Digby, director of Cairngorm Wilderness Contracts, the firm carrying out pathwork in the corrie, said: “The rock fall is nearer to the Lochans as you start to ascend the long section of the path.
“It is passable, but the area it came from above is looking very unstable and liable to further movement.
“Further up, near the top where the path leads over the exposed bedrock sections, there has been some quite significant movement.
“This has been due mainly to the weight of snow that has sat there this year, but the fear is that the heavy rain will have destabilised this even further.”
