Six Irish people rescued from highest peak of Arctic mountain

The climbing party were recovered from summit of  Kebnekaise from the Scandinavian mountain range. File picture.

Six Irish people have been rescued from the highest peak in Sweden, located within the Arctic Circle.

Climbers faced difficult conditions and temperatures of -10C but, despite this, some were still dressed in shorts and t-shirts, according to the President of the Swedish Mountain Rescues National Organisation.