Climbers saved by helicopter in dramatic cliff-face rescue on Scots munro

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Climbers saved by helicopter in dramatic cliff-face rescue on Scots munro
Climbers saved by helicopter in dramatic cliff-face rescue on Scots munro

MOUNTAIN rescue teams were forced to save a pair of climbers who got stuck up a Scots mountain.

The adventurers were unable to move during icy conditions on 4,000ft-high Aonach Mòr in the Highlands.

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Spotlights identified the stuck climbersCredit: Lochaber Mountain Rescue team
The munro is popular with adventurers but conditions can be treacherous
The munro is popular with adventurers but conditions can be treacherous

Luckily a helicopter crew was able to spot the pair so they could be saved.

A spokesperson for the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team said: "22 team members were called out this evening for a pair of cragfast climbers on the West face of Aonach Mòr.

"Thankfully, Coastguard Rescue 151 were on hand to safely locate and extract the climbers to make it a much earlier finish for all.

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"As a voluntary organisation, we rely on donations to enable us to provide our services 24/7/365 to those in need."

In the climbing world "cragfast" means to be stuck on a rock-face or mountain-side so that one can neither ascend nor descend without danger. 

Aonach Mòr is located about two miles northeast of Ben Nevis on the south side of Glen Spean, near Fort William.

The mountain has a summit elevation of 4,006 ft and is classified as a Munro.

Rescue teams have previously saved tourists who tried to conquer the summit wearing flip-flops.

oliver.norton@news.co.uk

Oliver Norton

Scotland

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