While much of the Highlands and islands has been basking in wall-to-wall sunshine, it is still winter at the top on the UK’s highest mountain.
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and the Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at Inverness were called in to rescue a climber who was injured in a fall at more than 3,000 feet on Ben Nevis, near Fort William, yesterday.
And they have posted a video of the daring rescue on a social networking site.
The camera has captured the snowy slopes of the 4,412ft peak and the climber can be seen laying near the edge of a rocky ridge surrounded by other members of the climbing party.
The helicopter winchman is lowered down to the group, then winched back into the aircraft with the casualty.
Both can be seen to be spiralling wildly before the winchman manages to grab the side of the helicopter to steady them.
A coastguard spokesman said: “Police Scotland called in the Coastguard helicopter to help rescue a climber who had fallen and injured his hand and leg 1,000 metres (3,280ft) above sea level.
“The climber was assisted by the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team before he was airlifted to Torlundy and met by the Scottish Ambulance Service.”
VIDEO: Daring helicopter rescue of injured climber on Ben Nevis