The climber who died after a fall in Scotland on Sunday was on a very easy slope and was not wearing a helmet or a rope it has emerged.

Further details of the tragic accident that led to the death of Ashtead man John Wooding, 29, have been confirmed by the mountain rescue team and his family.

Mr Wooding, known as Jack, suffered severe head and leg injuries after falling on a well-known climb called Aladdin’s Mirror near Aviemore in the Cairngorms at 2pm.

A mountain rescue team, police and an RAF helicopter rushed to evacuate him in a operation which lasted several hours and was carried out in freezing temperatures, with a wind chill of minus 20 degrees.

He was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital before being transferred to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary due to the extent of his injuries.

But despite the best efforts of medical staff he died on Monday afternoon.

On Facebook yesterday Mr Wooding’s twin brother George explained that he had been with his climbing partner on an easy route when the accident happened.

He said: “It was like a hike up a hill rather than a climb. Jack did not even think to wear his helmet as he was basically walking up something not much worse than Box Hill.

"But his foot slipped in the snow and he built up momentum quickly as he yelled "oh shit". Then he went over.

"He made no mistakes or was too "risk-on", it was just rotten luck.”

The Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team (CMRT), which played a key role in evacuating Mr Wooding said a member of the team was teaching near the accident site and was able to offer immediate assistance.

It confirmed that a doctor from the team also treated Mr Wooding on the mountainside.

The team had just been dealing with a ski mountaineer who had significant arm, leg and facial injuries after falling from a nearby crag.

He had just been winched into the rescue helicopter when it was retasked to rush other rescue team members to Mr Wooding and then evacuate him to hospital.

Willie Anderson CMRT team leader said: “This was a testing situation for all involved, with two serious incidents taking place within minutes of each other.

"It was also a great example of how the whole mountain pulls together to provide assistance to people in need in a remarkably short time.

"Members of the Cairngorm Team were working in the ski area, and were able to attend within minutes of the first fall taking place.

"The Ranger Service, Operations Team, Glenmore Lodge and Ski Patrol were of great assistance in dealing with both incidents.

"The support of RAF was superb as ever.

“In the case of the ski mountaineer involved in the first incident, I can only marvel at a lucky escape from a fall that took him through some very nasty ground.

"Sadly, the climber in the second incident was not so lucky, even though the helicopter was in the immediate area, and we were able to get a Doctor to him in a remarkably quick time.

"I know the thoughts of the team are with his family”

Chris Watt, the president of the London Mountaineering Club said Mr Wooding was a very active member of the club and many people would want to pay their respects and pass on their condolences to his family.