Ben Nevis (1,345 m), Scotland - mountaineering, avalanche
A climber has been killed in an avalanche on the UK's highest mountain - the first such white death in Scotland in nearly three years.
The 49-year-old man was with a fellow climber on Ben Nevis when they plunged nearly 2000 feet on the 4413ft high mountain's North Face.
The other climber - who is 42 - miraculously survived but suffered serious injuries.
Nearly 40 rescuers from Lochaber and Glencoe mountain rescue teams were sent after the alarm raised around 3.30pm on Friday.
The pair - both UK based - were were a group of four on Number Two Gully, and the other two raised the alarm.
But Donald Paterson, leader of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team, said the initial information was "patchy".
"It appears they were near the top and their weight made a cornice (an overhanging ledge of snow) give way and that triggered the avalanche," he said.
Avalanche Kills Climber in Scotland
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