Conditions on Ben Nevis were poor with rain and low cloud when the rescue team set off.
Members of the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team had to carry out a “difficult technical rescue” on rain-soaked Ben Nevis yesterday afternoon.
Three climbers called for help after becoming crag bound. They were on the Long Climb on the Orion Face of Britain’s highest mountain at the time.
The conditions were poor with rain and low cloud when the rescuers set off around 4pm.
A team spokesman said: “This was a difficult technical rescue as the Long Climb is the longest in the UK and it is Alpine in scale.”
The Long Climb on the Ben is described on the UK Climbing.com website as “a classic meandering line, best climbed after a few dry days and with good visibility”.
