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Great views & conditions on CMD arete:Ben Nevis 22nd time :)

Great views & conditions on CMD arete:Ben Nevis 22nd time :)


Postby Petr Dakota » Tue May 14, 2019 7:33 pm

Route description: Ben Nevis by the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête

Munros included on this walk: Ben Nevis, Càrn Mòr Dearg

Date walked: 13/05/2019

Time taken: 7.43 hours

Distance: 18.9 km

Ascent: 1457m

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Ben Nevis panorama from CMD - sunday 12.5.2019



The Route:


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The "Must watch" detailed Video-Movie, all route - great views and conditions:





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Blue sky !!! Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis in the view
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Ben Nevis - The Nort Face
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Looking back towards Fort William
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The North Face again
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Carn Mor Dearg ahead
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The CMD arete
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Ben Nevis closer
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Looking back towards CMD
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Nice to see my usual ( not today's ) route up to CMD - the steep straight ascent from the bottom to the summit
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Mamores...
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Sgurr a'Mhaim dominant
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View from the final ascent of Ben Nevis
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Ben Nevis ( busy ) summit ahead
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The summit of Ben Nevis
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Summit views
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...towards Carn Mor Dearg
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Bye bye Ben Nevis...see you next time again !
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Some nice cornices
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...more cornices. Note the footprints !!!
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Looking back again
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Typical view
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Perfect day in the mountains ! Clear day, blue sky, sunshine, low temperature, some snow, no wind...it was my Ben Nevis no.22.
See you next time again...with love and respect to the great mountain BEN NEVIS
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Petr Dakota
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Munros:247   Corbetts:28
Fionas:8   Donalds:4
Sub 2000:3   Hewitts:19
Wainwrights:12   Islands:1
Joined: Sep 3, 2014
Location: North Lanarkshire

Re: Great views & conditions on CMD arete:Ben Nevis 22nd tim

Postby R1ggered » Sun May 19, 2019 2:50 pm

Excellent as usual Petr!!
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Re: Great views & conditions on CMD arete:Ben Nevis 22nd tim

Postby Petr Dakota » Wed May 22, 2019 11:03 am

R1ggered wrote:Excellent as usual Petr!!

Thank you :D
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Wainwrights:12   Islands:1
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Location: North Lanarkshire

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