Climber airlifted to hospital after falling 100ft in the Highlands

A woman climber was airlifted to hospital today after falling 100 feet on a mountain in the North West Highlands.

Stornoway Coastguard search and rescue helicopter was in the area training when the alarm was raised around 3pm.

The woman was a member of a party climbing the 3615 feet high Mullach Fraoch-choire between Loch Cluanie in Glenmoriston and upper Glen Affric.

Kintail Moutain Rescue Team were also sent.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said the woman was reported to have fallen around 100 feet but had “non-life threatening injuries.”

She was airlifted to the Belford Hospital in Fort William. Her condition is unknown.