Slum of Valentines Day 2011 and subsequent follow up after re-alignment of Coast to Coast path

1. Slip or Slump Valentines Day Massacre? St Bees Coast 2011

4. Obviously not a slow creep as the movement was rapid [overnight]

5. But was it a slip [dry]? or slump [wet]? Notice the rounded ‘toe’

6. Notice the shapes [there were two movements]

7. Easternmost Area of erosion Movement toe Cone shaped top

8. Westernmost Can you identify the two distinct zones? Why are they different colours?

9. Colour Light WET DRY Light

10. To the left you can see how saturated this is – 100 mm of rain has fallen in the last two weeks This makes it – Heavier, Lubricated, and created a junction – the shear plane

11. From the top you can see the two ‘toes’

13. So, the footpath is closed