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| mp5of8 | Tower Ridge  | |
| Fun historic route. Up and back by lunch time. | |
| Posted Apr 15, 2011 11:17 am | ||
| PSchubert | CMD Aeret, then traffic Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2009 | |
| I spent 6 hours hiking up CMD aeret and didn't see but 3 other climbers. With as much rain as we had that day, I was surprised to find 30-40 people on the summit. I ran into traffic and past at least 300 people as I came back down the tourist route. If you like solitude, stick to the more adventurous routes. | |
| Posted Mar 2, 2011 9:39 pm | ||
| markhallam | 6th ascent Date Climbed: Aug 31, 2009 | |
| Walked up the tourist track on this occasion, but have also climbed Castle Ridge & Carn Dearg arete - and in 1989 I reckon I would have been the first person to fly from the summit on a paraglider! | |
| Posted Dec 30, 2010 11:32 am | ||
| Jake | October 2010 | |
| Route via the Carn Mor Dearg Arete. I loved it! The weather was exceptionally good. | |
| Posted Nov 18, 2010 12:13 pm | ||
| rgg | Tourist track Date Climbed: May 16, 2010 | |
| Lots of people on the mountain that day. The summit plateau was in the clouds, which made for poor visibility, but the cairns clearly marked the last stretch. | |
| Posted Oct 17, 2010 2:54 pm | ||
| Gatesy | Tourist Path for 1st Ascent Date Climbed: Aug 28, 2010 | |
| Was hoping for a Carn Mor Dearg ridge ascent, but due to poor visibility and unfamiliar route we ascended via the tourist path. Poor conditions (low visibility, rain, predicted high winds) however meant that the path was not as busy as an August Bank Holiday weekend could have been! Carn Mor Dearg next time. | |
| Posted Sep 6, 2010 4:09 pm | ||
| jasano2 | Beinn Nibheis Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2008 | |
| Absolutely loved this hike even in near zero visibility. The day started as a partially sunny one to a complete deluge at the summit. | |
| Posted Aug 9, 2010 7:06 pm | ||
| AndyWhaley | 3 times so far Date Climbed: Oct 6, 2008 | |
| 2 x Carn Mor Dearg arete; 1 x Tower Ridge | |
| Posted Jul 21, 2010 5:57 pm | ||
| Tomek Lodowy | From Glen Nevis Date Climbed: May 25, 2010 | |
| Nice hike with great views in sunny scenery. Wide snowfields on summit pleateu. The most popular path to the summit requires quite a lot of patience from hiker I must say... | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2010 7:21 am | ||
| badyl | nice, quick hike Date Climbed: May 15, 2010 | |
| in not so nice weather | |
| Posted May 16, 2010 5:21 pm | ||
| BigLee | NE Buttress Date Climbed: Feb 19, 2010 | |
| Summited via NE Buttress | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2010 11:27 am | ||
| nattfodd | Tower Ridge in winter Date Climbed: Feb 6, 2010 | |
| Gorgeous route up the north face, ok conditions (though lots of snow) but we were alone on the ridge for almost the entire day. Summit just before 3pm and descent via the zigzag because of avalanching risks. | |
| Posted Feb 9, 2010 11:32 am | ||
| msmullins | Pinnacle Smokers Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2009 | |
| Up and down in about six hours. We had gorgeous weather all the way up, though the summit was fairly well shrouded in fog. Spectacular views all the way up. Had a scotch egg and tea while watching a team come over the top of Tower Ridge. maybe someday I'll have the skills for that ascent. The funniest part of the trip was seeing a group of tourist smoking at the summit. (Fortunately they stayed downwind.) The youth hostel is a great place to stay and the Ben Nevis Inn makes a fine boar burger. | |
| Posted Dec 29, 2009 12:13 pm | ||
| project360 | Ben Nevis Solo Winter Summit Date Climbed: Feb 28, 2009 | |
| Zero visibility with icy route, but great climb... | |
| Posted Oct 11, 2009 3:19 pm | ||
| Joseph Claghorn | Busiest Mountain I've ever done Date Climbed: Aug 3, 2009 | |
| Did this with the last 400 m of ascent shrouded in clouds. Was some sleet at the top even in early august. The views were good while I had them, but the trail is FULL of tourists. I counted people going up on my way down and I passed over 260 people! The sign at the base said 160,000+ people use the mountain every year, and I believe it. Busier even than Arthur's seat in Edinburgh. | |
| Posted Sep 9, 2009 4:54 pm | ||
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| SzaniUherkovich | Re: Busiest Mountain I've ever done | |
| Hi Joseph! 10 years ago going to Rysy (Poland) on the north route I counted 4000 people! | |
| Posted Sep 12, 2009 11:03 am | ||
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| edwardmw | Re: Busiest Mountain I've ever done | |
| Let me gig-wise bring down the count again. 3 weeks ago on Grauspitz (Liechtenstein), 4-6 people to the summit for the whole day. So think about this summit if you are keen on solidarity. | |
| Posted Sep 17, 2009 6:00 am | ||
| Katekat | with friends Date Climbed: May 3, 2009 | |
| as two days before was really bad weather on today´s way up it was pretty busy with lots of people going up and down. It looked like everyone wants to be on the top. At the start of the walk we´got some showers, then all way up and down nice weather with great views and on the top snowing with ice. What could you wish more :-) | |
| Posted Aug 27, 2009 6:44 am | ||
| cheetah262 | Foggy summit Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2009 | |
| ...but great views going all the way up. CMD arete route next time! Scotland was fantastic....wonderful people everywhere I went! Thanks to the locals who shared their whisky on the summit! | |
| Posted Aug 2, 2009 12:32 pm | ||
| SzaniUherkovich | Back in Inverlochy at 8:45 a.m. Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2009 | |
| Started from Inverlochy and ascended on the normal route. I did the ascent from the trailhead in 2 hours and the descent in 1:45 hours. I overtook everybody and was the first on the peak on this day. It was almost constantly raining - no visibility. Back for breakfast in Inverlochy at 8:45 a.m. | |
| Posted Jul 30, 2009 12:37 pm | ||
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