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Ben Vane
Ben Vane
by alanmurray » Wed Oct 27, 2010 9:48 pm
Route description: Ben Vane, from Inveruglas
Munros included on this walk: Ben Vane
Date walked: 24/10/2010
Time taken: 6.5 hours
Register or Login free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).Easy walk in up the road to the dam.
Weather perfect.
The steep climb started in good weather
Looking back on ascent
Top of first ascent - snow line reached
Weather great on the summit
The summit, excellent views over Loch Lomond area
Descent through the tiered rocks
Descent the same route as the ascent
Nearly down
Weather perfect.
The steep climb started in good weather
Looking back on ascent
Top of first ascent - snow line reached
Weather great on the summit
The summit, excellent views over Loch Lomond area
Descent through the tiered rocks
Descent the same route as the ascent
Nearly down
Re: Ben Vane
by skuk007 » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:21 pm
Look like a nice day for a walk up this one.
Good shots of the tiered rocks near the top which requires a little scramble.
Good shots of the tiered rocks near the top which requires a little scramble.
Re: Ben Vane
by Scotjamie » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:36 pm
many thanks - another report with great pics of a hill of which I have so few memories because of clag.
Re: Ben Vane
by mountain coward » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:04 am
I never saw a thing either?
I didn't think that scramble was as bad as the slab either above or below it - that wasn't very nice - most people had avoided that on a tiny, muddy route by the side of it... over the 'drop?' - don't know if it was much of a drop as all I could see was the edge disappearing into the mist...
I didn't think that scramble was as bad as the slab either above or below it - that wasn't very nice - most people had avoided that on a tiny, muddy route by the side of it... over the 'drop?' - don't know if it was much of a drop as all I could see was the edge disappearing into the mist...
- mountain coward
Re: Ben Vane
by malky_c » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:47 am
This looks lovely. Why don't I remember any of it?
(as with the other posters, probably because the weather was atrocious!)
(as with the other posters, probably because the weather was atrocious!)

Re: Ben Vane
by mountain coward » Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:17 am
Yeah, it almost makes you want to go and do it again doesn't it?
- mountain coward
Re: Ben Vane
by Penguin » Thu Oct 28, 2010 2:07 pm
Nice report and pictures.
Another one on my list to do, hopefully without the clag that seems to be a common occurance!
Penguin


Penguin

Re: Ben Vane
by monty » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:09 pm
Excellent pictures Alan. The weather was good too. I particularly liked Ben Vane because it seems to have it all. Bogs, crags, False summits. Superb 

- monty
Re: Ben Vane
by mountain coward » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:26 pm
monty wrote:Excellent pictures Alan. The weather was good too. I particularly liked Ben Vane because it seems to have it all. Bogs, crags, False summits. Superb
Rain...hail... clag... freezing cold wind... ah sorry, forgot all Scottish summits have all that all the time!
- mountain coward
Re: Ben Vane
by monty » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:35 pm
Naw, That must be Englandshire your talking about MC. Are you sure you were in Scotland. Did you use a map and compass or GPS
Ben Vane was nice and sunny when I done it.

Ben Vane was nice and sunny when I done it.

- monty
Re: Ben Vane
by mountain coward » Thu Oct 28, 2010 3:38 pm
I'm strictly map and compass... At least when I'm walking in Englandshire, I can normally choose good days to walk instead of claggy ones
- mountain coward
Re: Ben Vane
by alanmurray » Fri Oct 29, 2010 9:09 pm
Thanks for the posts.
We were lucky with the weather.
Tremendous views throughout the walk.
As Monty said - Ben Vane has been one of my favourites - had it all : nice walk in ; steep-ish climb; bit of scrambling - not too scary though, and a fab plateau with great vistas.
We were lucky with the weather.
Tremendous views throughout the walk.
As Monty said - Ben Vane has been one of my favourites - had it all : nice walk in ; steep-ish climb; bit of scrambling - not too scary though, and a fab plateau with great vistas.
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