Dad dies on hiking holiday with pals in Highlands after group get into difficulty in Glencoe
dailyrecord.co.ukAn experienced hillwalker died after getting into difficulty with friends while scaling a mountain in Glencoe. Dad-of-one Jarosław Ringart, known as Jarek, was on a hiking holiday with pals in the Three Sisters of Glencoe area near Ballachulish, when the tragedy happened on February 10.
The stricken group were aided by Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team, Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team and the Coastguard Search and Rescue Helicopter but the 43-year-old was pronounced dead near the summit of Stob Corie nan Lochan.
All other members of the group were traced safe and well.Jarosław, who was originally from Poland but lived in Cumbria, was an experienced climber who had recently completed a hike in Yorkshire for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, the biggest non-profit organisation in Poland.He leaves behind wife Beata and their young daughter.
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