Hillwalker rescued from Ben Nevis during Storm Abigail
Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team was called out to look for a hillwalker who attempted to climb Ben Nevis via Observatory Gully as Storm Abigail closed in on Thursday night.
The team posted on Facebook that due to the weather "on the scale of difficulty this route is certain death''.
The man was found with chest injuries and lowered to safety at about 8.30pm.
The team said: "Troops have just returned from the eye of hurricane #Abigail rescuing a hillwalker attempting #BenNevis via Observatory Gully.
"On the scale of difficulty this route is certain death. The casualty was found high on a snow slope with chest injuries and lowered down to the #CIC hut.
"Here he was properly checked over and then taken down the rest of the way by the #Polaris bikes.
"A very difficult rescue in atrocious weather with a very good outcome.''