A man's romantic plan to climb to the top of Ben Lomond and propose to his girlfriend at sunset came to an abrupt end when exhaustion caused the group to call out the Mountain Rescue Team.
The Lomond Mountain Rescue Team reported that four people were making the evening ascent of the popular Munro peak when one of them started feeling unwell and was too exhausted to continue.
The volunteer Mountain Rescue Team was mobilised shortly after midnight and the group of three men and one woman were found on a ridge about 500m from the summit. Having been given food and drink the casualty and the rest of the party were able to walk down the mountain under their own steam, reaching Rowardennan at approximately 5 O’clock in the morning. The group had reportedly set out with the aim of one of them making a summit marriage proposal on the top of the mountain. Having not made it to the top, it is not known whether a wedding is in the offing or not.
Recent discussion on the Walkhighlands blog suggested that nearby Ben A’an was a popular destination for people wanting to “pop the question”, the mountain is also considerably smaller and less of a challenge than Ben Lomond. In a recent poll on the site, conducted for the John Muir Trust, Glencoe was voted Scotland’s Most Romantic place.