Scotland's busiest mountain rescue team dealt with nine fatalities this year as more people took to the hills with the end of the coronavirus lockdown.
In just one five-day period in early March, Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team - which covers the UK's highest peak Ben Nevis - had 12 callouts and recovered 26 casualties.
Unfortunately three of these shouts resulted in deaths. Among those who lost their lives this year was 28-year-old Samuel Crawford from Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland, who plunged 1000 feet to his death on Ben Nevis during a day when more than 20 other people - including a group of soldiers - needed rescuing from the 4413ft high mountain.
