Lochan Coire o na Ciste -from the hut, our route of ascent was to be the ' Ledge Route' up the right hand ridge in this photo.
A welcome brief rest was enjoyed at the top.
| With fine weather in prospect we set out to walk up the Allt a Mhuilinn valley to the Mountain Rescue Post and hut to the North of the summit of Ben Nevis. | |
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Lochan Coire o na Ciste -from the hut, our route of ascent was to be the ' Ledge Route' up the right hand ridge in this photo. |
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| Having reached snow ( at last!) we fitted our crampons and roped in groups of 3 we began to make our way up the slope. | |
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| For most of us this was our first experience of climbing with ropes and it proved to be 'interesting'. We began to learn some very basic lessons in working as a team, moving in unison and 'looking out' for each other. | |||||
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Eventually the top of Carn Dearg was in sight.
A welcome brief rest was enjoyed at the top.
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| The summit was now clearly in reach although a further 2km walk and 120m ascent would be necessary. | |
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| Above is a view of Carn Dearg (to the North West) from the summit of Ben Nevis, the right hand ridge being our route of ascent . | |||||
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Our descent involved retracing our steps and then descending the steep slope down Red gully to Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe. | |
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