By Becky Evans PUBLISHED: 05:32 EST, 27 January 2013 | UPDATED: 12:26 EST, 27 January 2013 A 22-year-old climber fell over 300 feet to his death yesterday while scaling a ridge on Britain's highest mountain. Ben St Jospeh, from Essex, was climbing Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis when he fell into the gully below. Two fellow climbers saw the man fall at 11am and Lochaber Mountain Rescue were called out and a Royal Navy helicopter from Prestwick was also dispatched. The climber was scaling Tower Ridge, pictured from the summit of Ben Nevis, when he fell into the gully below
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Ben St Joseph from Essex was scaling Tower Ridge when he fell into a gully
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The man, who was alone, was seen to fall by two climbers at about 11am
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Police at Fort William confirmed the man 'sustained fatal injuries'
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Fall comes a week after four climbers died in an avalanche at Glencoe
Search and rescue workers in @placeholder, where an avalanche claimed the lives of four climbers