A father of two, who died on a mountain peak in Scotland, was described by colleagues as a man who enjoyed challenges.

Terry Trueman, 49, of Princes Crescent, Skipton, died while climbing alone on Liathach, a 3,456ft high mountain in the Highlands. His body was found by a rescue party yesterday morning about 3,000 feet up the mountain near Torridon.

The Leeds Metropolitan University lecturer had been missing since Wednesday. He was a member of Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association and had helped in a number of rescues over the last 20 years.

He lived in Lidget Green, Bradford, until his early twenties, and went to St Bede's School.

Last year he was involved in the search for two Leeds schoolgirls, who were swept away in Stainforth beck near Settle.

His colleagues at the university, where he was leisure and sport studies course leader, were stunned by his death.

George McKinnie, head of the school of leisure and sport, said: "Terry loved to be out testing himself, on his own taking challenges.

"He had twice attempted the gruelling 24-hour Bob Graham run, which involves tackling all the major peaks in the Lake District covering more than 70 miles.

"Terry's death has been a terrible blow to us all. Many people are in tears on the telephone - everyone is trying to cope with it," he said.

"There will be a number of students returning after the Easter break who will be very distressed."

Mr Trueman was well known throughout the faculty by the 40 academic staff and 1,000 students.

He had joined the university in 1988 and had a masters degree in environmental resources.

He served on the university's environmental steering group and was an external examiner, with a particular interest in sustainable tourism.

Mr Trueman had also worked as a consultant with the University of Thessalonika in Greece and had been involved in field work, looking at sustainable tourism.

He leaves a wife Myfanwy and two teenage children, a girl and a boy.

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