Climber dies after falling on Ben Nevis ridge

A climber died yesterday after falling on Ben Nevis.

Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team said the man suffered fatal injuries when he fell while scaling Tower Ridge on Saturday morning. A Coastguard helicopter airlifted him from a “difficult location”. Tower Ridge is one of several ridges on the northeast face of the UK’S highest peak.

A team spokesman said: “We are sad to report that a call-out yesterday was to a climber who suffered fatal injuries sustained in a fall while climbing Tower Ridge. Our thoughts and condolences go out to his family and friends.”