Tragedy as young Ben Nevis climber dies after plunging 200ft down mountain

A CLIMBER has died after falling over 200 feet on Ben Nevis.

The man, in his 20s, was with a climbing companion of about the same age when they both fell on the UK’s highest mountain.

The pair were in Moonlight Gully on Saturday when they plunged in “challenging weather conditions”.

Around 20 members of Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team were scrambled after the alarm was raised at about 5pm.

Team leader Iain Murray said the climbers – both from England – were...