The walker's tent was flattened in high winds. Photo: Dundonnell MRT

Rescuers in the Highlands stressed the need for those venturing into the outdoors to get an up-to-date weather forecast.

Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team was called out at first light on Saturday to aid a walker who was camping at Corrie Hallie below An Teallach in Wester Ross.

The team said, during a night of high winds and drifting snow, the walker’s tent had been flattened.

A team spokesperson said: “Using a 4×4 vehicle, team members were able to evacuate the walker, who was very cold but otherwise uninjured, to the DMRT base at Dundonnell where he was able to warm up before being taken to accommodation in Ullapool.”

Team leader Iain Nesbitt said, at all times of year but especially in winter it is vital to obtain up to date weather forecasting information before heading into the outdoors and to be equipped accordingly. “Weather conditions at sea level are no guide to what they are likely to be at higher altitudes.”

During the weekend, eight members of Dundonnell MRT also travelled to Lewis to help Hebrides MRT, Police Scotland and the Search and Rescue Dog Association in the search for a missing local teenager, Aleksandr Benga.