Ben Nevis Mountain Track
Posted by Max Hunter on 08th May, 2016
On Saturday I was working along side Andy, and between us we had 3 clients – Phil, Annabel and Sam. At 830m Phil needed to go down, so Andy guided him down along with Phil’s daughter Annabel. I carried on with Sam to the summit. We put crampons on in the upper zig zags, which saw us easily walk past people struggling without crampons on. This was Sam’s first mountain, so it was terrific that we had some great views for miles in every direction – you don’t always get views on Ben Nevis!
The warmer temperatures are already having an effect on the snow quantity on Ben Nevis – the plinth upon which the trig point stands is now visible – soon we’ll have to step up to the trig point, and by July we should be climbing the steps up to the summit as usual for summer.
I was working for Maximum Adventure.
Sam’s first mountain peak
Sam at the summit of Ben Nevis. 1345m
Summit shelter
Beautiful views on the walk down