Ben Nevis

Charity makes plea for volunteers to help with Nevis path work

A charity that helps look after Britain’s highest mountain is on the lookout for volunteers to help repair paths on the most popular route up the hill.

16 July 2011

Walkers' litter drives Nevis staff bananas

Litterbug walkers are driving staff bananas on Britain’s highest mountain. Officers from the John Muir Trust, which owns most of Ben Nevis, are d...

05 July 2011

Armed forces climbers airlifted from Nevis with serious injuries

Two climbers who were seriously injured in a fall on Ben Nevis today were members of the armed forces.

14 June 2011

Police name French walker who died on Nevis

Police have named the walker who died after being airlifted from Ben Nevis on Sunday. Arnaud Alexandre Romain Albagnac, 22, from Aveyron in souther...

03 June 2011

Walker dies after Nevis airlift

A walker has died after being airlifted from Britain’s highest mountain. The walker, described by police as a young man, was reported to be in di...

30 May 2011

Tale of woe for challengers who climbed the wrong mountain

A group of hapless Three Peaks Challengers climbed the wrong mountain and got lost on another. The six, from Cricklade in Wiltshire, set out to wal...

10 May 2011

Call for walkers to carry Model T to Nevis summit

Experienced hillwalkers are needed to hike to the top of Britain’s highest mountain – while carrying a vintage car.

17 March 2011

Body of missing walker found on Ben Nevis

The body of a walker has been found on Ben Nevis, a week after he was reported missing. Haider Ali Manir, 20, of Worcester, was walking on Britainâ...

06 February 2011

Pedal-power walkers raise cash with Three Peaks Challenge

Two conservation supporters completed a muscle-powered round of Britain’s Three Peaks to raise cash for a charity.

03 February 2011

Public invited on MacLeod's Olympic guided walk to Nevis's North Face

One of Britain’s top climbers will lead a walk to view the corries of the UK’s highest mountain as part of the lead up to next year’s London Olympics.

10 July 2011

Injured climber and walker airlifted after falls

A climber was airlifted from a ridge after falling on Britain’s highest mountain. The woman was on Observatory Ridge on Ben Nevis’s north face ...

03 July 2011

Rescue launched as two Nevis climbers injured

Two climbers have been injured on Britain’s highest mountain. The men were on Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis’s north face when they sustained their i...

14 June 2011

Nine-hour stint for rescue crew in spate of Highland incidents

The helicopter crew of Britain’s busiest search and rescue base was involved in four mountain rescues yesterday in the space of nine hours.

01 June 2011

Model T makes it to Ben Nevis summit – in bits

Volunteer mountaineers recreated history on Britain’s highest mountain when they carried a Model T Ford to the summit.

19 May 2011

Team of 18 helps Barry's wheechair Nevis ascent

A paralysed man has summited the UK’s highest mountain in an effort involving a team of 18 and a trip lasting 12 hours.

12 April 2011

Two injured climbers airlifted after Nevis avalanche

Two climbers were airlifted to hospital after being caught in an avalanche on Britain’s highest mountain.

16 March 2011

Two airlifted in separate Highland rescues

A man was airlifted to hospital after falling about 30m (100ft) on Britain’s highest mountain. Police were alerted about 1.20pm today and members...

05 February 2011

Hopes fade for missing Nevis walker as weather prevents search

Hopes for the survival of a walker missing on Ben Nevis are fading after extreme weather prevented a search for the man today.

02 February 2011

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