Friends pay tribute to man who died while ice climbing in Canada

Friends have paid tribute to a man from Scotland who died while ice climbing in Canada, describing him as an “immensely cheerful person” who would be missed.

Neil Mackenzie, 31, died along with two women after splitting from a larger group on Sunday on Mount Joffre, according to the British Columbia Coroners Service.

When the trio failed to return, the rest of their group went looking. The bodies of Mr Mackenzie, Elena Cernicka, 35, of North Vancouver, and Stephanie Grothe, 30, who was originally from Germany, were found below the peak after a search on Monday morning.