We took the mountain track up Ben Nevis, starting at the Nevis visitors centre. The weather was a bit wet when we started, and while we didn’t encounter any serious rain on the entire walk, there was a lot of snow and ice as we got nearer the top. Visibility was very poor and the cairns proved essential in finding our way once we were near the top.

The temperature up top was very very cold, it was quite windy which made things feel even chillier. We wore ski masks and by the time we begun our descent they had frozen up quite a bit, along with the rest our kit! We stopped for lunch in the shelter up top (which unfortunately was not left in a good state by other hikers).

We started walking at about 10.30 (after a brief visit to Fort William for supplies), and ended up finishing the walk in the dark at about 6pm (a head torch is essential).