Aberdeen-born Andy Nisbet, along with partner Steve Perry, from Lancaster, got into difficulty on Ben Hope.
Their bodies were recovered from the mountain in Sutherland on Wednesday.
The climbing community has paid tributes to the two men, with Mr Nisbet being lauded for his "boundless enthusiasm" and "pioneering attitude".
It is believed that the men, who were regular climbing partners, had finished their ascent and fell while on the upper slopes of the 927m (3,041ft) mountain.