grough — Ben Nevis

Ben Nevis

Old clothes and banana skins greet Nevis volunteers

Abandoned clothes were among items found on Ben Nevis recently – despite the mountain’s summit being covered in more than a metre of snow.

24 June 2010

Nevis scheme to end as cash dries up

The axe is to fall on a scheme that has managed Britain’s highest mountain for the last seven years.

16 March 2010

Sport relief mountaineers finish challenge after Nevis retreat

Two celebrity walkers today completed their ascent of Snowdon as part of the Sport Relief effort. Phil Packer, who suffered spinal injuries while o...

08 March 2010

Nevis climber injured in avalanche

A climber has been injured in an avalanche on Britain’s highest mountain. Police are co-ordinating the rescue of a man who was caught in a fall o...

24 February 2010

Scottish avalanche victims named

The men who died yesterday in Scottish avalanches have been named. William Wilkinson, 34, and Rupert Rosedale, 37, were buried in the slab avalanch...

31 December 2009

Second body found by Nevis avalanche search teams

A second body has been found following an avalanche on Ben Nevis. Members of the Lochaber and RAF Leuchars Mountain Rescue Teams found the remains ...

30 December 2009

Climber injured as avalanches hit Highlands

A climber has been injured after being caught in an avalanche on a Highland mountain. The man, who has not been named, was with another climber on ...

30 December 2009

Walkers asked to keep an eye on Ben Nevis

Regular walkers on Britain’s highest mountain are being asked to keep an eye on things until the spring.

18 October 2009

Walkers help hypothermic Nevis man

A walker was rescued from Britain’s highest mountain yesterday as strong winds buffeted Scotland and northern England.

04 October 2009

Injured climber airlifted after Nevis fall

A climber was airlifted to hospital after a fall on one of Scotland’s most popular ice routes. Police were alerted about 12.30pm yesterday after ...

20 April 2010

Expert warning to Nevis summiteers as snow buries cairns

A mountain expert has warned walkers to take care on Britain’s highest mountain after prolonged winter snows left important navigation aids virtually invisible.

10 March 2010

Injured climber airlifted after Nevis fall

Police have issued a warning after a climber was seriously injured after falling hundreds of feet this morning on Ben Nevis.

24 February 2010

Warnings to winter mountaineers as avalanche risk stays high

The risk of avalanches remains high in three of the five areas covered by the sportscotland Avalanche Information Service.

02 January 2010

Third man dies from Scottish avalanche injuries

A third man has died after avalanches hit the Scottish Highlands with lethal force today. The 54-year-old died after being airlifted from Liathach ...

30 December 2009

Rescuers find body after Nevis avalanche

Rescuers searching Ben Nevis’s north face after a reported avalanche have found a body. A member of the public reported at 10.45 this morning tha...

30 December 2009

Nevis Model-T event could happen as trust softens stance

Britain’s highest mountain could yet see the re-enactment of one of its most bizarre events after conservationists softened their stance.

28 November 2009

New Nevis cairns plot safe course from summit

Walkers on the summit of Britain’s highest mountain can now follow a line of cairns to lead them safely to and from its peak.

15 October 2009

Man airlifted after Nevis fall

A man was airlifted from Ben Nevis yesterday after falling on its north face. Police were alerted about 12.50pm after the man fell near the CIC Hut...

02 October 2009