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Country: Scotland
At 4406 feet (1343 metres) the Ben is Britain’s highest peak, and rises from sea level two and a half miles south-east of Fort William. The popular method of ascent is by the so-called “Tourist’s Path” which is a misnomer because it belies the extremely strenuous
nature of the climb, which is technically easy but tiring.
Ben Nevis, forms a horse-shoe shape ridge with Carn Mor Dearg, the massive Nevis dwarfing the latter (9th highest). These two mountains are connected by a narrow ridge with a rocky crest, the Carn Mor Dearg
arete.The path can be reached from Achintee or Glen Nevis Youth Hostel, and the ascent is likely to take at least 5 hours. The weather on the summit plateau, even in midsummer, can in exceptional cases be quite Arctic.
On good days, however, the views from the summit are awe-inspiring, the most immediate being to the east, over Aonach Mor and Aonach Beag beyond. To the south beyond
Glen Nevis lies the rocky ridge of the Mamores, and still further the mystical mountains of Glencoe.
The experience of standing on the roof of Britain will provide the memory of a lifetime.
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