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| Being at work on a beautiful but dangerous Ben Nevis | Being at work on a beautiful but dangerous Ben Nevis |
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| It is the last Wednesday in May and a BBC news crew prepare for a day's work on Britain's highest mountain - Ben Nevis. | It is the last Wednesday in May and a BBC news crew prepare for a day's work on Britain's highest mountain - Ben Nevis. |
| The group is just one of many which will climb the peak in the summer months ahead. | The group is just one of many which will climb the peak in the summer months ahead. |
| Over the last decade the number of people ascending this Highlands mountain has doubled to 160,000 per year. | Over the last decade the number of people ascending this Highlands mountain has doubled to 160,000 per year. |
| Its growing popularity has created challenges for the maintenance of Ben Nevis - and for those whose role is to keep people safe on Scotland's hills. | Its growing popularity has created challenges for the maintenance of Ben Nevis - and for those whose role is to keep people safe on Scotland's hills. |
| BBC Scotland correspondent James Shaw and his colleagues set off at midnight for the climb to the summit, before broadcasting live. | BBC Scotland correspondent James Shaw and his colleagues set off at midnight for the climb to the summit, before broadcasting live. |
| They used torches to make the arduous five-hour journey, accompanied by experienced guide Mike Pescod. | They used torches to make the arduous five-hour journey, accompanied by experienced guide Mike Pescod. |
| Proper planning is vital to minimise the dangers in an environment where conditions can change quickly. | Proper planning is vital to minimise the dangers in an environment where conditions can change quickly. |
| It's also important to keep assessing the risks throughout your journey. | It's also important to keep assessing the risks throughout your journey. |
| And the advice from experienced climbers is that you should always have alternative plans - and be prepared to turn back if the conditions aren't right. | And the advice from experienced climbers is that you should always have alternative plans - and be prepared to turn back if the conditions aren't right. |
| The reward for those who attempt the ascent are amazing views. | The reward for those who attempt the ascent are amazing views. |
| However, the increasing interest in conquering Britain's highest peak does have an impact. | However, the increasing interest in conquering Britain's highest peak does have an impact. |
| The trails have just undergone a £900,000 revamp to make them more durable. | The trails have just undergone a £900,000 revamp to make them more durable. |
| And more people also means more accidents, which puts more pressure on the mountain rescue teams in the area. | And more people also means more accidents, which puts more pressure on the mountain rescue teams in the area. |
| Those risks have been highlighted by a number of fatalities on Ben Nevis over the winter, including the deaths of three climbers from France and Switzerland in an avalanche in March. | Those risks have been highlighted by a number of fatalities on Ben Nevis over the winter, including the deaths of three climbers from France and Switzerland in an avalanche in March. |
| Pictures by BBC news crew. Correspondent James Shaw broadcast live from Ben Nevis on BBC Breakfast. |