It’s the perfect size to hold snacks and extra clothes, as well as my camera gear!The best advice I have ever been given was ‘pack enough snacks to turn a day into a weekend’. It was time to face those horrendous zigzags again, but with my trusty Leki walking sticks, I found the going down much easier, and just 2 hours later the welcoming sight of the Ben Nevis Inn appeared into view.The climb took us 5.5 hours, but we are used to hillwalking (despite my struggles!) Or at least someone who has done it before. Sometimes nature does call on the trail and not always in the nicest of ways. Firstly, the Mountain Path route is 11 miles from the Ben Nevis Visitor Centre, so I suggest getting used to walking at least 10 miles on a regular basis. Take one with you, they are lifesavers when you stop for a break and cool down, get hit by a bitter wind or keep you warm when at the summit.and they have seen me up some massive mountains. I took all of this and even had room for DSLR camera as well. Climbing Ben Nevis As Scotland's highest mountain, Ben Nevis attracts a lot of attention, with people from the UK and overseas coming every year to make the climb. These harm the local wildlife and due to the climate, take a long time to decompose into the ground. Ben Nevis is on my list, sadly the weather wasn’t on our side at all when we were in Fort William so fingers crossed for next time. The descent from the summit back to your starting point will normally take approx. I hike in my.it is brilliant and always out on adventures with me.– Seriously, don’t carry plastic bags up the mountain, handbags or fashion bags. Not only do people race up this mountain, but there has been a ‘car’ driven up the mountain, a bed pushed to the top, a piano, a wheelbarrow and even all the pieces to set up a ‘travellodge’ bedroom! It’s a climb you’ll be roped for pretty much the whole way – with steep drops and sharp cliffs, i’d want to be! ‘Tower Ridge’ is a majority Grade 3 climb with a level of scrambling involved. You had wonderful views (great photos!) Any advice on how the two compare? After the initial steepness, the path does even out to a more moderate slog. Ben Nevis although a well trodden trail still incurs several deaths a year. The route starts from the CIC Hut and so can be started proper from either Glen Nevis or the North Face Car Park. I would recommend climbing Ben Nevis in the month of June and August. Thanks for a great guide!Great job on the hike and the photos. After climbing Cairn Gorm and Mt Snowdon Ben Nevis is next on my list… guess it will be next year now, and I’ll definitely be checking back then for these tips. With a very wet and very windy alpine climate, you are never guaranteed views on the Ben. Thanks for the wonderful article. Once reaching the top of Carn Mor Dearg you’ll have incredible views of the cliffs which are not be overshadowed by the mighty Ben Nevis ahead. : Or otherwise known as the ‘tourist trail’. These weird and wonderful events are not common and are often done for publicity or for charity – or both!Ben Nevis was once a volcano and the summit of Ben Nevis will remind you of an ancient lava field despite the cold! The big breakfast you’ll have before hiking will pretty much set you up for the day… and you are having breakfast before you hike, right? The mountain does not need extra colours of while, bold reds and oranges of wrappers and plastic bags. If you are carrying wet wipes in preparation, take a plastic bag with you too. The mindset needed was all of what he stood for, steely determination, resolve and fitness. Caeden Thomson, from Corby, Northamptonshire, was born 12 weeks early and his parents were told he … You can start the ascent from the Glen Nevis Mountain Centre or the Glen Nevis Youth Hostel, both trails will eventually meet each other before continuing to snake up the mountain. If you’re an experienced mountain climber, hill walker and have knowledge of map reading and compass navigation and a passion for adventure this may be for you. It is of major importance for British winter climbing, with many of its routes holding snow often until late April. Away from the hoards of tourist reading this route option sounds ideal, especially when you’re used to hiking mountains with no one else around and enjoying nature’s silence.

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