Hi everyone,
I am writing this as a 60 year old seasoned mountain walker. I have been up Ben Nevis a few times over the years. I took my father (NB the area we live in is 450 miles from Fort William) back in 2004. He wanted to go up Ben Nevis before reaching the venerable age of 80 (he reached that particular milestone on Xmas Day of that year). We walked up the Ben in mid May of 2004. Mission successfully accomplished!!
I have been trying to discover the age of the oldest person to go up the Ben ever since. I was intrigued to have now read a post by a lady named Karen. Her father reached the top of Ben Nevis shortly before his 83rd Birthday. Many, heartfelt, congratulations to him! I can now inform my own father.He is still going strong, though at 92 years old and with poor eyesight will not (sadly) be undertaking any more mountainous excursions.