Ben Nevis 1894

[Cairngorm creeper]

A remarkable walk report on a trip up Ben Nevis 1894.
https://www.johnmuirtrust.org/latest/news/1784-wild-words-the-grasshopper

[jmarkb]

That's brilliant - especially the footnote!

[CharlesT]

Really enjoyed that. Made of stern stuff those Victorian girls.

[Coop]

Great read, cheers for sharing

[Mal Grey]

Excellent, very entertaining, and a great insight into the people and behaviour of the time.

[Sunset tripper]

That's a brillant find. Extremely interesting reading. I have been on the Ben often and find it a bit sad to see the old observatory in such disrepair and often wondered what it would have been like. That was a great insight even though only one persons view or memory. I sometimes wish it could be restored to its former glory but it's not really an option. What a hotel that would be today, though I'm sure others would disagree.
Great stuff - cheers.

[Kevin29035]

That's a brillant find. Extremely interesting reading. I have been on the Ben often and find it a bit sad to see the old observatory in such disrepair and often wondered what it would have been like. That was a great insight even though only one persons view or memory. I sometimes wish it could be restored to its former glory but it's not really an option. What a hotel that would be today, though I'm sure others would disagree.
Great stuff - cheers.

Though if they put a roof on it, sealed it up and (somehow!) installed toilets I'd be well pleased, at the moment it's a sewer.

[tweedledog]

Splendid stuff. Thanks for posting.

[rockhopper]

Thanks for posting - makes for a very interesting read

[gld73]

What a great find! "Dora and Agnes disdained help and got up entirely by their own exertions" is a sentence which doesn't feature anywhere near often enough in WalkHighlands walk reports

[Sunset tripper]

That's a brillant find. Extremely interesting reading. I have been on the Ben often and find it a bit sad to see the old observatory in such disrepair and often wondered what it would have been like. That was a great insight even though only one persons view or memory. I sometimes wish it could be restored to its former glory but it's not really an option. What a hotel that would be today, though I'm sure others would disagree.
Great stuff - cheers.

Though if they put a roof on it, sealed it up and (somehow!) installed toilets I'd be well pleased, at the moment it's a sewer.

Yes very true Kevin - I'm not sure what the answer is

[Jorja the Dug]

Excellent. Cheers for putting that up.

Hillwalking blogs would be a lot more entertaining if that was the standard of writing.

[johnkaysleftleg]

Fantastic, really enjoyed that.

[LoveWalking]

Excellent read, thanks for posting.

[litljortindan]

A great read!

I saw an exhibition partly to do with William MacGillivray recently. He apparently walked from Aberdeen to his home on the Western Isles every summer when a student and also walked from Aberdeen to London via Ben Nevis.