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Title: Ben Nevis photos
Post by: fatty-arbuckle on May 24, 2010

There are quite a few photos.......

Water stop
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Kitting up for the long walk
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Micheal, Neil and Andy on Sgurr a' Bhuic (sugar lumps)
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Chris and Micheal at the start of the snowline, approx 900m elevation
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Final water stop before pushing up the snow gully (Top, center of image)
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Chris and Micheal looking down over An Aghaidh Gharbh
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Words cannot do this man justice...
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Summit of Aonach Beag, with the CMD arete and Ben Nevis in the far distance.
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Summit of Aonach Mor, with the next days mountains in the distance
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Neil, Gareth and Andy on Aonach Beag summit. You can see how dangerous the peak is with the fault line in the snow.
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Camp site on the saddle. Approx1100m elevation
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The morning after.
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Dropping down to the bottom of Carn Mor Dearg
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Starting the climb up to CMD
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Onto the CMD arete for the final push round to Ben Nevis
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Summit of Ben Nevis
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Title: Re: Ben Nevis photos
Post by: ChuckMcB on May 24, 2010

wooo: just looking at that (http://i708.photobucket.com/albums/ww89/fatty_arbuckle/DSC_0164-2.jpg) gives me the collywobbles. ++Congrats.

Title: Re: Ben Nevis photos
Post by: RedLeader on May 24, 2010

Awesome photos, looks like it was an epic trip. However, I'd like to see the photos from Saturday night too. I heard it was nearly as exciting :D

What was the final route you took over the 2 days?

Title: Re: Ben Nevis photos
Post by: RedLeader on May 24, 2010

What the hell was this guy doing (apart from being mental)

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Title: Re: Ben Nevis photos
Post by: chris on May 24, 2010

Pretty much just being mental! He ran up to the summit ate a flap jack (actually spat most of it all round the place), Told us he was injured so this was his alternative training programme, got me to take a picture of him, checked out our map (he didn't have one) then ran into the distance limbs-a-flailing! He just known as "Crazy legs".

Title: Re: Ben Nevis photos
Post by: 666_pack on May 24, 2010

Crazy legs is god.


The route was pretty straight forward really.
We Started at the youth hostel at the foot of the ben and taxied it to the start of the trail to steall falls/ruin. We then head up Aonach Beag(1200+m) ane then on to Aonach mor . We camp in the middle. Next day we drop to the col head up the first arete to the summit of Carn mor dearg. form here we crossed the ridge untill we can to Ben nevis and one final push to the summit. 

Title: Re: Ben Nevis photos
Post by: suspectmonkey on May 24, 2010

Looks awesome guys!  Great seeing some photos up as well... kinda itching for a Scotland trip now!

Title: Re: Ben Nevis photos
Post by: twentyclicks on May 24, 2010

I can but second the "awesome" of my fellow commentors.  Great to see your pics for us who couldn't make it.

Perfect conditions, excellent route!  Well done guys  8)

Title: Re: Ben Nevis photos
Post by: ulsterwalker on May 26, 2010

Looks a great trip, great pics, and crazy legs is a pure leg end!