Ben Nevis charity climb...
Route: Ben Nevis by the Mountain Path
Munros: Ben Nevis
Date walked: 11/08/2012
Time taken: 7.5 hours
Distance: 17km
Ascent: 1352m
Having planned the trip for the last 6 months, the day finally arrived, and boy was it a scorcher..
We set off at 9.00am on the tourist route and within an hour realised this was going to be tough... The heat was a major factor and did take its toll. After the initial climb we did find the middle section easier, but still had quite a few breaks on the way up. I was amazed by the amount of people heading up and down, but was equally amazed at the ones in trainers with no backpacks and no supplies..!!!
There were 15 of us in total, with 4 of the group having never climbed a Munro before. I'm glad to say we all survived and completed the walk, although one of our group hurt his knee and took 5 hours to descend.
We ended up raising well over 3k for Cancer Research as well..
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Distance: 19.5km
Ascent: 1033m
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Ascent: 930m
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Saltire2011
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