Climber survives 300 feet fall off Ben Nevis

A climber has been taken to hospital after falling 300 feet from a gully in Ben Nevis

A climber has been taken to hospital after falling 300 feet from a gully in Ben Nevis. Police were alerted this morning to the accident, which happened as the man was climbing the Green Gulley.

A mountain rescue team and rescue helicopter from RAF Lossiemouth recovered the man, who was taken to Belford Hospital, Fort William, for treatment.

Police said a second climber was also in hospital after falling 30 feet in a separate incident on the mountain at about this afternoon. The woman was airlifted from the hill and taken to Belford Hospital for treatment. PA