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climber death and multiple rescues Highlands Serious incident
Ben Nevis
A 28-year-old climber died on Ben Nevis on 9 March 2022, with 23 other people rescued in multiple separate incidents across the mountain. Two soldiers assisting stranded climbers sustained minor injuries requiring hospital treatment. The incidents occurred during challenging winter conditions with snow and ice coverage.
Outcome: one fatality, 23 people safely evacuated
Responding team
Sources
- Climber dies and 23 rescued from Ben Nevis
- Ben Nevis: Man dies and two injured after large-scale operation on mountain that saw soldiers step in to help
- Man dies on Ben Nevis as mountain teams rescue 17 stranded people
- Man dies on Ben Nevis as mountain teams rescue 17 stranded people
- Ben Nevis climber, 28, dies and 17 people rescued after being stranded on the mountain
- Ben Nevis: One climber dies as 17 people are rescued
- Man dies and 23 people rescued after being stranded on Ben Nevis
- Man, 28, dies on Ben Nevis in horror fall with military involved in multiple rescues
- Man dies on Ben Nevis as mountain teams rescue 17 stranded people
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