Climber falls over 500ft to his death as horrified friend forced to watch on while stuck clinging to rock face

Tributes have poured in after the sudden death of climber Shafiq Noorani - (Shafiq Noorani/Facebook)

A mountain climber has fallen over 500 feet to his death, whilst his friend, who was stuck to the rock face, was forced to watch.

Shafiq Noorani, 52, was climbing Citadel Peak in Colorado when he fell from the rock face into the basin below in front of his horrified friend.