 Alan Mullin climbing a route. Picture by Andy Kirkpatrick |
A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death in prison of a mountaineer who tackled some of the hardest climbs in Scotland. Former soldier Alan Mullin, 34, was found dead in a cell at Porterfield Prison in Inverness in March.
Mr Mullin, from Easter Ross, had been remanded in custody after appearing at Tain Sheriff Court the previous month charged with a breach of the peace.
An inquiry will be held at Inverness Sheriff Court from 3 December.
The inquiry is expected to run until 12 December.
In November 2002, the former soldier with Royal Green Jackets made a winter ascent of Crazy Sorrow, at Lochnagar, which is considered an extreme climb in summer.
He and climbing partner Steve Lynch made the ascent in appalling conditions without bolts, prior top roping or abseil inspection.
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