Ben Nevis

A major rescue mission was launched, with mountain rescue teams and police officers scrambling to assist 24 people. Lochaber mountain rescue team, alongside ...

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death and a full report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.” Two other men, aged 29 and 37, were treated in hospital for minor injuries. A major rescue mission was launched, with mountain rescue teams and police officers scrambling to assist 24 people.

Mountain rescuers stressed "just how important it is to be adequately prepared for winter in the hills" and expressed their "heart-felt condolences".

In a post on Facebook, Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team said: "Since Saturday we've had 12 callouts and recovered 26 casualties. "It is vitally important to understand the risks of your activity... "A search for Nick Gillingham, last seen near the summit of Stob Coire Nam Beith, Glencoe, has been stood down today due to weather conditions. Two men, aged 29 and 37 were treated in hospital. Another man is missing on a neighbouring mountain. A man has died and two people were injured after 23 people had to be helped off the mountain in a large-scale operation on Ben Nevis.

The 28-year-old man is understood to have fallen around 300 metres down an icy slope on the Scottish mountain on Tuesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene on ...

Another man is missing on a neighbouring mountain. A CLIMBER who fell to his death on Ben Nevis earlier this week is believed to be from Northern Ireland. Climber who died on Ben Nevis believed to be from NI

The 28-year-old died after falling around 300 metres down the 1,345m Scottish mountain, while 23 others had to be rescued in poor conditions during an eight- ...

The conditions last night were very difficult. As well as the ice, there were very strong winds and rain. One had a broken ankle and another multiple abrasions. The helicopters did an amazing job.” Then others went to help him and they, too, ended up in trouble. The alarm was raised at around 2.15pm on Tuesday and members of Lochaber and Glencoe mountain rescue teams and a police mountain rescue team responded.

Members of Glencoe and Lochaber mountain rescue teams were involved in the operation on the 4,400ft (1,341m) mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Search and ...

Two men, aged 29 and 37 were treated in hospital.” The helicopters did an amazing job.” We would like to express our condolences to the deceased’s family and friends.” Members of the party could have been better prepared for the conditions. One slip and you will go a long way. The climber fell almost 1,000ft (300m) during the incident.

The 28-year-old is the third person to die in the Scottish Highlands in a matter of days.

His death is the third in the Highlands since Saturday, a spokesman for the mountain rescue team said, with teams called out 12 times since the start of the weekend to rescue 26 people. The man’s death brings the number of fatalities in the Scottish Highlands to three in a week. A Police Scotland spokesman said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, and a report would be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

Scottish Police said a 28-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene of the mass rescue. The man died after a 1,000 feet fall from the mountain. Among those ...

Among those rescued, two men - aged 29 and 37 - were rushed to hospital for treatment for minor injuries. climber has died on Ben Nevis and 17 people have been rescued from the UK’s highest mountain on Tuesday after they become trapped. Among those rescued, two men were rushed to hospital for treatment for minor injuries