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| British climber dies in Alps fall | British climber dies in Alps fall |
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| A 19-year-old British man has plunged 160ft to his death in the French Alps. | A 19-year-old British man has plunged 160ft to his death in the French Alps. |
| Ian Jackson, from Guisborough near Middlesbrough, fell 49m from a rock face near Chamonix. He died on board a rescue helicopter heading to Geneva. | Ian Jackson, from Guisborough near Middlesbrough, fell 49m from a rock face near Chamonix. He died on board a rescue helicopter heading to Geneva. |
| A French police spokesman said there had been a "big technical mistake", with Mr Jackson abseiling with one rope instead of two on Les Gaillands crag. | A French police spokesman said there had been a "big technical mistake", with Mr Jackson abseiling with one rope instead of two on Les Gaillands crag. |
| Mother Angela told the Evening Gazette that her son was "happy-go-lucky, very laid-back and had a very kind nature". | Mother Angela told the Evening Gazette that her son was "happy-go-lucky, very laid-back and had a very kind nature". |
| She added: "No matter what - he would never have stopped his climbing." | She added: "No matter what - he would never have stopped his climbing." |
| His father David told the newspaper that his son had loved climbing since the age of 14. | His father David told the newspaper that his son had loved climbing since the age of 14. |
| "We believe the accident is to do with abseiling, but we don't know the details. It wouldn't surprise me if he had tried to help others. That's what he was like." | "We believe the accident is to do with abseiling, but we don't know the details. It wouldn't surprise me if he had tried to help others. That's what he was like." |
| I have no doubt that in five years' time he would have been one of the leading lights of British climbing Tom Ripley | I have no doubt that in five years' time he would have been one of the leading lights of British climbing Tom Ripley |
| He added: "Mountaineering was his passion. He was very popular and had loads of friends." | He added: "Mountaineering was his passion. He was very popular and had loads of friends." |
| The family are making their way to France, and are receiving assistance from Foreign Office staff. | The family are making their way to France, and are receiving assistance from Foreign Office staff. |
| Climbing partner Franco Cookson paid tribute to Mr Jackson on the website UKClimbing. | Climbing partner Franco Cookson paid tribute to Mr Jackson on the website UKClimbing. |
| "His eternal optimism and complete lack of ego will be a great loss to the climbing community," he wrote. | "His eternal optimism and complete lack of ego will be a great loss to the climbing community," he wrote. |
| "Ian will be deeply missed by his family and friends." | "Ian will be deeply missed by his family and friends." |
| Also on the site, fellow climber Tom Ripley wrote: "Ian was clearly very driven and I have no doubt that in five years' time he would have been one of the leading lights of British climbing." | Also on the site, fellow climber Tom Ripley wrote: "Ian was clearly very driven and I have no doubt that in five years' time he would have been one of the leading lights of British climbing." |
| The police spokesman said the teenager's two friends were watching from below at the time of the accident, at about 1600 local time (1500 BST). | The police spokesman said the teenager's two friends were watching from below at the time of the accident, at about 1600 local time (1500 BST). |
| He said "a big technical mistake" was made during the climb. | He said "a big technical mistake" was made during the climb. |
| "When you abseil you must take two ropes and he only took one rope," the spokesman said. | "When you abseil you must take two ropes and he only took one rope," the spokesman said. |
| "The helicopter came but it was too late. He fell a lot of metres. He had no chance." | "The helicopter came but it was too late. He fell a lot of metres. He had no chance." |