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Ben Nevis

Police say climbers who died on Ben Nevis were French and Swiss

Police said two of the men who died on Ben Nevis on Tuesday were French, and a third came from Switzerland.

14 March 2019

Two die and two are injured in Ben Nevis avalanche

Two people have died after an avalanche on Ben Nevis. Police said a rescue operation is still underway and that two other people have been injured....

12 March 2019

Police reveal student who died in New Year's Day Ben Nevis fall was from Germany

Police have revealed that the woman who died in a fall on Ben Nevis on New Year’s Day was from Germany.

04 January 2019

Patrick Boothroyd named as climber who died after Ben Nevis fall

Police have named the man who died after falling on Ben Nevis at the weekend. Patrick Boothroyd suffered fatal injuries when he fell while climbing...

18 December 2018

Rescue crew spots missing Ben Nevis walker more than a mile from search area

A walker was plucked from a precarious position on Britain’s highest mountain after being spotted by the crew of a rescue helicopter during a night search.

13 September 2018

Three Nikwax athletes tackle 7,000km challenge to inspire you to do more outdoors

A team of three international athletes is currently heading north as part of an outdoors brand’s efforts to inspire people to get active in the countryside.

13 July 2018

Coastguard releases footage of rescue of injured Ben Nevis walker

A walker was winched from Ben Nevis after injuring her ankle when she tripped. The Coastguard released footage of the rescue showing the scene on t...

26 June 2018

Hector brings stormy end to Three Peaks Yacht Race after days of flat calm

A race that tests both sailing and mountain running ability had a tempestuous end as Storm Hector curtailed the final ascent of Ben Nevis.

15 June 2018

Man dies in fall on Sgùrr Thuilm as rescuers find body of missing walker Jim Stalker

A man has died in a fall on a munro in the Scottish Highlands. And rescuers have found the body of a walker who had been missing for almost two wee...

25 February 2018

Third climber dies after Ben Nevis avalanche

A third climber has died after an avalanche on Ben Nevis. Police said the two people injured in the incident on the North Face on Tuesday had been ...

12 March 2019

Cragfast Ben Nevis climbers brought to safety in 'epic' 18-hour rescue

Rescuers brought two climbers to safety from Ben Nevis’s North Face after they got stuck. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team described the 18-hour ope...

07 February 2019

Climber dies in Ben Nevis New Year's Day accident

A climber has died in an incident on Ben Nevis. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was called out on Tuesday after the young woman fell. The Invernes...

01 January 2019

Ben Nevis climber dies after Tower Gully fall

A man has died after he fell while climbing on Ben Nevis. The 21-year-old was with a companion in Tower Gully when the incident happened on Sunday....

17 December 2018

Police appeal after thieves target Lochaber Commando Memorial

Police are appealing for information after a collection box at a Highland monument was damaged in an attempted theft.

29 August 2018

Rescuer finds body of Marcin Bialas six months after he fell from Ben Nevis

Rescuers have recovered the body of a man who fell from Ben Nevis in January. A Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team member located Marcin Bialas’s body...

01 July 2018

Rescuers refuse callout to 'wet' Ben Nevis walker

Rescuers refused to go to the aid of a man who called for help after getting wet on Ben Nevis. Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team said the man, who had ...

24 June 2018