People across Bristol have reacted with shock and sadness at the death of a ‘legend’ of a teacher, who was killed in an avalanche on Ben Nevis last week. Tributes have been pouring in for Mark Bessell, who worked at Ashton Park School and Sixth Form for many years, and taught generations of students from across South Bristol.
The 48-year-old was one of a party of four climbing near the top of Ben Nevis on Friday, December 30. He and another climber, a man aged 42 who has not been named, inadvertently triggered an avalanche which took them more than 2,000ft down the north face of the UK’s highest mountain.
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