Saturday 30 May 2015

Ben Nevis Summit Hiking Weekend

Over the second May Bank holiday we headed for Glen Nevis to make our attempt on Ben Nevis. 

We had a great group of 16 and headed out on Saturday morning in glorious sunshine, which sadly wasnt to last.
Even as we made our way up the lower slopes the blue skies started to dissapear.
But still the views back were spectacular as we made our way up.


Sadly the summit was covered in cloud with lots of snow.
Sunday we took an easy walk along the forestry track down Glen Nevis towards the Nevis Gorge and Steall Falls.
The river was spectacular after recent rain, so made some great photos.
This is the footbridge over the river as we made our way to the Nevis gorge itself.
The Steall Falls were really spectacular, but sadly the wind had got up and the rain started, so some piled in to the shelter for lunch.
Which was still pretty fun tho.
And Sunday was finished off by a fantastic dinner at the Ben Nevis Inn.
Monday was a take it easy day with a boat trip around Loch Linhe for some and a hike along a section of the West Highland Way for the rest.

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