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Ben Nevis under 4 hours - refreshment in August

Ben Nevis under 4 hours - refreshment in August


Postby Petr Dakota » Mon Feb 19, 2018 12:35 am

Route description: Ben Nevis by the Mountain Path

Munros included on this walk: Ben Nevis

Date walked: 16/08/2017

Time taken: 3.56 hours

Distance: 15.2 km

Ascent: 1326m

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Early morning in Rannoch Moor
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Buachaille Etive Mor, the classic view from the road
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Mornings colours over Loch Leven - Glencoe
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Fort William early morning
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Ben Nevis from Fort William
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Started my walk at 6:20 am.......The classic view of Glen Nevis towards Mamores
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Waterfall - the half way
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Looking back...
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The Cairns level
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Near the summit
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Having it all for myself...most of my trips
8)
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The views from the summit
:lol: :lol: :lol:
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On the way back...still too early for the others ?
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Back in the car park at 10:15 am, 2h 45 mins driving home ahead, but still a lot of free time left for afternoon
:D :wink:
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Petr Dakota
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Re: Ben Nevis under 4 hours - refreshment in August

Postby Andymac75 » Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:38 pm

That's a good pace old man.

I can't wait for the Ben to become people friendly again . Another month yet ,at least.

Must be 'refreshing' :shock: up there atm
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Re: Ben Nevis under 4 hours - refreshment in August

Postby Petr Dakota » Mon Mar 05, 2018 7:33 pm

Andymac75 wrote:That's a good pace old man.

I can't wait for the Ben to become people friendly again . Another month yet ,at least.

Must be 'refreshing' :shock: up there atm

Thanks for your comment :) Sometimes The Ben is people friendly in a superb clear winter day rather than in some windy, fogy & rainy summer day :roll: The Weather is the more important factor than the season time :wink:
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Location: North Lanarkshire

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