Climber suffered hypothermia in Glencoe before being rescued and made bus home

A climber suffered hypothermia and had to be rescued in Glencoe, but managed to make the bus home.

Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team were called by Police Scotland to two separate incidents over the weekend involving climbers.

On Saturday, volunteers airlifted a man who became stuck on steep, icy terrain and was also mildly hypothermic.

Climber suffered hypothermia but made the bus home Glencoe Mountain Rescue/Facebook

Using ropes, the team lowered the casualty to easier ground and then moved him to a suitable location for helicopter uplift and transfer back down to the roadside.

Team members later gave the man a lift back to Glencoe village in time for him to catch the bus home.

On Sunday, a group of three were climbing when one of the climbers fell and sustained a head and wrist injury.

Two climbers, who happened to be nearby, abseiled down to assist them.

After assistance again from a helicopter, the climber was rescued and transferred to the hospital. The team were then left to assist the remaining party of two off the crag.

A post on Facebook read: “Thank you to R851 again for your assistance on both of these rescues.

“Thank you also to the two climbers for stepping in to help. We wish the casualty a speedy recovery.”