This is the moment a climber is rescued by a mountain team from a brutal -2ºC snowstorm in the Scottish Highlands in a daring rescue operation.
The video, shared on social media, shows rescuers pulling a female climber to safety after she became separated from a group almost 4,000 feet high in the Cairngorm mountains.
She had raised the alarm via her mobile phone at around 5.30pm on Saturday, prompting the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team to carry out an emergency response.
The 'horrendous' conditions, including winds of 80mph and heavy snow, almost prevented the 17-strong crew from reaching her in the Coire an t-Sneachda boulder field.
The team eventually found the woman, who was suffering from exhaustion and mild hypothermia, and carried her on a stretcher for about a mile before placing her on a tracked vehicle, which took her back to base.
This is the moment a climber is rescued by a mountain team from a brutal -2ºC snowstorm in the Scottish Highlands in a daring rescue operation
Rescuers pulled a female climber to safety after she became separated from a group almost 4,000 feet high in the Cairngorm mountains
She had raised the alarm via her mobile phone at around 5.30pm on Saturday, prompting the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team to mount an emergency response.
Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team leader Iain Cornfoot said: “She was very cold and suffering from exhaustion. The conditions she faced were horrific.
'In fact they were so bad – 80mph winds and heavy snow – that we wouldn't have gone out at that time. It was just too dangerous. She was lucky that conditions improved.
'Luckily the wind died down and we were able to reach her. That was a good thing because I don't think she would have survived the night.
“She had become separated from the other two members of her party.
'They completed their climb but then became separated at about 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) in the terrible conditions.
'She was unable to walk due to exhaustion after being buffeted by wind and caught in heavy snow, but she raised the alarm.
'She was suffering from mild hypothermia when we found her. We then had to carry her on a stretcher about a mile to one of our tracked vehicles.
'She needed some warming up and we packed her into our stretcher with the help of snow blankets and heating pads and carried her to our vehicle which was waiting in Coire Cas.'
The team found the woman, who was suffering from exhaustion and mild hypothermia, and carried her about a mile on a stretcher.
They then placed the woman on a tracked vehicle, which took her back to the base. The operation was completed at 10:30 PM and the woman required no further medical treatment
The operation was completed at 10:30 PM and the woman required no further medical treatment.
Mr Cornfoot added: 'The winds in Cairngorm are usually the strongest in Britain and can catch people off guard due to their suddenness and ferocity.
'Other climbers managed to complete their ascents in the morning before conditions deteriorated, unfortunately this party was not so lucky.'