A climber was airlifted from Ben Nevis after a fall during an ascent of Tower Ridge. A rescue team safely evacuated all climbers.
A climber was airlifted from Ben Nevis after a fall during an ascent of Tower Ridge. A rescue team safely evacuated all climbers.
Ben Nevis Climber Rescued After Fall on Snow Covered Tower Ridge
The incident happened on Thursday morning, and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team helped. A video shows the rescue, where they strapped the injured climber to a stretcher. The helicopter then lifted the stretcher.
The team’s Facebook page shared the video, saying they helped two injured climbers. One climber had a lower leg fracture after falling while climbing, which left them on a steep, unsafe area.
Rescuers climbed Tower Ridge to reach them and lowered a rescuer to the trapped group. Afterward, they lowered the group to safety using a stretcher for the injured climber.
A helicopter took the injured climber to Inverness, and medics checked the climber in Fort William. The other two climbers walked down safely to the CIC hut. The team thanked everyone who helped.
The incident happened on Thursday morning, and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team helped. A video shows the rescue, where they strapped the injured climber to a stretcher. The helicopter then lifted the stretcher.
The team’s Facebook page shared the video, saying they helped two injured climbers. One climber had a lower leg fracture after falling while climbing, which left them on a steep, unsafe area.
Rescuers climbed Tower Ridge to reach them and lowered a rescuer to the trapped group. Afterward, they lowered the group to safety using a stretcher for the injured climber.
A helicopter took the injured climber to Inverness, and medics checked the climber in Fort William. The other two climbers walked down safely to the CIC hut. The team thanked everyone who helped.