Standing at 1,344 metres (or 4,408 feet) Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles. If you plan to walk up Ben Nevis you will find it hard to pick a day with perfect weather. The mountain summit is only clear on one day out of 10 on average. Snow can fall in any month of the year. In a five year period there were 13 deaths on the mountain. Check the weather before you set out! Always make sure someone knows you are going to climb the mountain so they can raise the alarm if you fail too return! Carry all the important stuff and make sure that you know how to use it! Drink plenty and take some high energy foods like chocolate and bananas! Start your trek early, leave plenty of time for a nice steady walk! Stay safe and keep to the path!, if for some reason you can't see it due to snow cover or bad weather, then turn back, the mountain will be there for another day! Most of all, enjoy it, take plenty of pictures, don't litter, and have a safe journey. Stu :)
Ben Nevis summit, as high as you can get in the UK :)
I let Tom and Micky get a few feet ahead of me so that I could capture the weather and try and demonstrate just how bad the visibility was. It did get lots worse than this, both on the way up and on the way down.
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/stuthehiker/BenNevisScotland
The rest of the photos can be found at the above link
Ben Nevis summit, as high as you can get in the UK :)
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