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Ben Nevis climber hit by falling ice

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Helen Webster

Ben Nevis North Face: © Walk HighlandsA 51 year old climber from Cumbria has been rescued from Ben Nevis after being hit by falling ice. Reportedly he was ascending the left Indicator Wall route on the North Face.

Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team reached the man yesterday and he was airlifted by helicopter to Belford Hospital in Fort William.

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