Thanks folks; I know I was extremely lucky to get the Brocken Spectre, especially so quickly in my hillwalking days!
I'll definitely be taking the CMD Arete next time for sure. We took the tourist track as it was a beautiful day, and more importantly it was
mid-week. It was busy but nothing of concern - certainly not as bad as some people experience at weekends. There were times it felt like we had the summit to ourselves (as we were hiding in the stone ruins), and moments where the cairn had nobody around it at all. It was fairly relaxed and certainly not mobbed. Also did the route as I wanted to see Nevis in the flesh and to build on fitness, ready for bigger and better things!
Bigger and better things followed soon after, albeit in a lot of cloud!
Mullach nan Coirean & Stob Ban....in the cloud!Tenbob - it doesn't take too long to do reports. Well not for me anyway as I tend to minimise the story telling (that's what takes most time and effort) and concentrate more on pics with a one liner with each one. Some of the drivel people drone on about sometimes just doesn't need to be there! Equally, there are some very skilled and creative writers that produce great reads that I'm grateful for. I like the mixed approaches we all take to reports
No major plans lined up for this year - I'd love to get out in the ice and snow but that would be over doing it for my limited experience/skills. I’ve got a few plans for the Cairngorms in a couple of weeks. Anything after that will be decided depending on the weather. Thinking of doing a few winter skills courses this year – hit the hills hard in non-winter weather next year – then really get into winter adventures next time around. Watch this space….