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Weather dampens climb broadcast Great climb broadcast abandoned
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BBC Scotland's ambitious outside broadcast featuring the world's best climbers undertaking extreme challenges in the Highlands has been postponed. BBC Scotland's ambitious outside broadcast featuring the world's best climbers undertaking extreme challenges in the Highlands has been called off.
Persistent rain and poor visibility have forced the production team to delay the six-hour show. After persistent rain which led to dangerous conditions, the production team cancelled the six-hour show.
The Great Climb was due to take place from 1300 BST on Saturday. The Great Climb had been postponed on Saturday and was rescheduled to take place on Sunday.
BBC Scotland said it would now go ahead on Sunday starting at 1500 BST. It will be broadcast live on BBC2 Scotland and streamed at bbc.co.uk/greatclimb BBC Scotland said it was very sorry to have to abandon the venture, but the risks were "too great".
The Great Climb, which will be produced from BBC Scotland by Triple Echo, is a fully HD broadcast from the stunning Loch Avon basin deep in the Cairngorms National Park. The planned live broadcast from Loch Avon basin deep in the Cairngorms National Park was being produced by Triple Echo.
Eight of the world's top climbers will attempt testing routes on the imposing Shelter Stone and Hell's Lum crags. Eight of the world's top climbers were due to attempt testing routes on the imposing Shelter Stone and Hell's Lum crags.
It will climax with Scotland's top climber, Dave Macleod, trying to get himself up a difficult new route on Hell's Lum, and will also include features on the local landscape, environment, hills and wildlife. And the broadcast was scheduled to climax with Scotland's top climber, Dave Macleod, trying to get himself up a difficult new route on Hell's Lum.