A woman who had to be rescued from the peak of Ben Nevis wearing just a pair of shorts and trainers and carrying a selfie stick has apologised to the climbers who rescued her.

Sarah Albone, 28, from Brighton, set off to reach Britain's highest peak without telling anyone where she was going.

She reached the summit but was caught up in blizzard conditions before being found by other climbers, drenched and showing signs of hypothermia.

One of the men had to give her his clothes to stop her condition from worsening.

She later admitted on a climbing forum, according to The Telegraph, that she was "totally unprepared" for the climb, apologising for being "that t*t that all proper climbers talk about."

Ben Nevis is the highest peak in Britain, and lethal if not prepared for. Credit: HEMEDIA / SWNS Group

"No ice pick, poles, shelter - any of the things that are appropriate for climbing a mountain. Just the stuff I had packed for the weekend and a stupid selfie stick."

Ms Albone, who is a competitive cross-country runner, apparently ran into issues at the peak: "It was a really lucky escape. I got to the top, but started feeling really dizzy and I could not feel my own body.

"I started feeling like I was a bit drunk and got to a point where I could not walk any further."

Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team leader John Stevenson said that temperatures could have plummeted to around -15C and that her actions were reckless.

"It's just ridiculous going up there dressed like that and it's freezing up there, and being irresponsible means others have to go out of their way to help."

Ms Albone has now vowed to take a course in mountaineering when she is back home.

Her rescue comes after two climbers who went missing for five weeks on Ben Nevis were revealed to have been killed by an avalanche.