Climbed in a mixture of mist and sun in winter. A great mountaineering day out..the ridge just seems to go on and on!
Andrew Rankine - Oct 31, 2011 1:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2010
Perfect Weather
Climbed this route, with great views of the North Face of Nevis.
Jake - Aug 31, 2011 3:35 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2010
Long and easy...
...hike. Would like to repeat it in winter.
markhallam - Dec 30, 2010 11:39 am Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2000
Great outing, shame about the rain!
Did this ridge with a large party of my wifes then work colleagues - in rain + poor visibility.
AndyWhaley - Jul 13, 2010 3:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2009
Second ascent
Summited again in 2009, this time had some visibility on the arete as cloud came and went. Summit of Ben Neivs was in the clouds.
AndyWhaley - Jul 13, 2010 3:11 pm Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2008
First ascent
My first ascent of Ben Nevis. Started at Fort William before 8am and areached the summit of Ben Nevis at 15:15. The arete was totaly under cloud. Deep snow going up the back of Ben Nevis, but none on the arete.
nice walk up, pleasant ridge traverse, would like to try in winter
oconnellr - Nov 2, 2008 9:53 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2008
first scottish scrambling
A nice introduction to scrambling in Scotland. Nothing too difficult, but a nice route nonetheless. Weather held out great except for the super thick cloud that limited the views and made some compass work necessary to get onto the ridge at first. Fun outing overall.
Baarb - Mar 29, 2008 4:24 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2005
Awesome
The weather sucked something chronic but made the rare fleeting views through the clouds all the more special. Really fun route with presumably spectacular views! ^_^
We have done this route a fewtimes. It was my first ridge, my first Alpine feel route! Flippin great
big_g - Mar 11, 2008 3:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007
End to the WHW
A surprisingly great day sandwiched between horizontal rain and a billion midges. It was a fun ridge walk in near solitude; I forgot how crowded the summit was going to be!
Lisa and I did this in around June 1997. We took a long approach up Glen Nevis, and then followed the Allt Ciore Giubhsachan to it's headwaters. A scramble up one of the ridges took us onto the arete and up to BN summit. From CMD we could see as far as the western isles.
Had a geat winters day on it, weather was grim with snow and strong winds blowing in from the north, but what the hell that's what mountain days are all about isn't it?
MikeLJ - May 24, 2018 1:52 pm Date Climbed: Feb 28, 1986
Fantastic conditionsMy first ascent of the Ben
steved - Jun 25, 2017 9:13 am Date Climbed: Apr 22, 2016
From Glen Nevis campsiteDescended this way from Ben Nevis summit. Recommended.
Rafa Bartolome - Aug 23, 2015 5:32 pm Date Climbed: Aug 17, 2015
nice ridgeit was easy and nice
Simnel - Jan 30, 2012 5:19 pm
Wonderful RouteClimbed in a mixture of mist and sun in winter. A great mountaineering day out..the ridge just seems to go on and on!
Andrew Rankine - Oct 31, 2011 1:36 pm Date Climbed: Jun 19, 2010
Perfect WeatherClimbed this route, with great views of the North Face of Nevis.
Jake - Aug 31, 2011 3:35 pm Date Climbed: Oct 10, 2010
Long and easy......hike. Would like to repeat it in winter.
markhallam - Dec 30, 2010 11:39 am Date Climbed: Sep 10, 2000
Great outing, shame about the rain!Did this ridge with a large party of my wifes then work colleagues - in rain + poor visibility.
AndyWhaley - Jul 13, 2010 3:14 pm Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2009
Second ascentSummited again in 2009, this time had some visibility on the arete as cloud came and went. Summit of Ben Neivs was in the clouds.
AndyWhaley - Jul 13, 2010 3:11 pm Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2008
First ascentMy first ascent of Ben Nevis. Started at Fort William before 8am and areached the summit of Ben Nevis at 15:15. The arete was totaly under cloud. Deep snow going up the back of Ben Nevis, but none on the arete.
ZachStone - Jun 14, 2009 2:06 pm
nice walknice walk up, pleasant ridge traverse, would like to try in winter
oconnellr - Nov 2, 2008 9:53 pm Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2008
first scottish scramblingA nice introduction to scrambling in Scotland. Nothing too difficult, but a nice route nonetheless. Weather held out great except for the super thick cloud that limited the views and made some compass work necessary to get onto the ridge at first. Fun outing overall.
Baarb - Mar 29, 2008 4:24 pm Date Climbed: Jun 6, 2005
AwesomeThe weather sucked something chronic but made the rare fleeting views through the clouds all the more special. Really fun route with presumably spectacular views! ^_^
mountainmanjohn - Mar 11, 2008 8:34 pm
Great StartWe have done this route a fewtimes. It was my first ridge, my first Alpine feel route! Flippin great
big_g - Mar 11, 2008 3:53 pm Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2007
End to the WHWA surprisingly great day sandwiched between horizontal rain and a billion midges. It was a fun ridge walk in near solitude; I forgot how crowded the summit was going to be!
Nigel Lewis - Mar 11, 2008 10:21 am
Hot SunLisa and I did this in around June 1997. We took a long approach up Glen Nevis, and then followed the Allt Ciore Giubhsachan to it's headwaters. A scramble up one of the ridges took us onto the arete and up to BN summit. From CMD we could see as far as the western isles.
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Nanuls - Mar 11, 2008 9:38 am
Winter treatHad a geat winters day on it, weather was grim with snow and strong winds blowing in from the north, but what the hell that's what mountain days are all about isn't it?