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Scottish Walking Weekend

Fort William Walking Weekend
Saturday 12th May 2012

£60.00


Difficulty: Hard
  A long walk with high levels of exposure
Distance: 19km / 12 miles approx. per day
Ascent: 1500m / 5000ft approx. per day
Time: 9 hours / day
Start Time: 10am
Maximum Group Size: 8
Minimum Group Size: 1


"What is above knows what is below, but what is below does not know what is above. One climbs, one sees. One descends, one sees no longer, but one has seen. There is an art of conducting oneself in the lower regions by the memory of what one saw higher up. When one can no longer see, one can at least still know."
Rene Daumal

Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK is a target of many walkers, and the tourist track up and down the mountain from Glen Nevis puts the summit within reach of all walkers. The steady zig zag path climbs to the summit without too much difficulty, it does not however let the walker see the true beauty of the mountain.

Why not spend a slightly longer day on the mountain and see the best of it, our route takes in the subsidiary summit of Carn Mor Dearg and climbing to the summit via the 'CMD' Arete, a fine sharp ridge route climbing from the summit of Carn Mor Dearg to the summit of Ben Nevis with spectacular views of the north face of Ben Nevis.

As well as Ben Nevis why not let us show you some of the wonders of Glen Nevis, the wonderful valley to the south east of Fort William has man wonderful routes, The Ring of Steall is a real classic mountain route combining the traverse of four Munros with scrambling along narrow, rocky aretes. The route takes in An Gearanach, Stob Choire a Chairn, Am Bodach and then follows The Devils Ridge to Sgurr a'Mhaim.

Summits included on this route:
   
Carn Mor Dearg
1220 metres/4026 feet
Ben Nevis
1344 metres/4435 feet
An Gearanach
982 metres/3243 feet
Stob Choire a Chairn
981 metres/3237 feet
Am Bodach
1032 metres/3405 feet
Sgurr a'Mhaim
1099 metres/3626 feet

"Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach."
John Muir

Ben Nevis
From the Glen Nevis Visitor Centre we will climb above the valley of Glen Nevis on a good path to Lochan Meal an t-Suidhe, here we will turn to the north and follow the path climbing to the CIC Hut.

The CIC Hut is one of the most spectacular huts in Scotland, nestled below the North Face of Ben Nevis, it was built in 1929 in memory of Charles Inglis Clark a keen climber who was killed in action during the 1914-1918 War.

From the CIC Hut we will climb north climbing to the summit ridge of Carn Mor Dearg, probably the best viewpoint of Ben Nevis.

From Carn Mor Dearg we will descend a short distance onto the ridge below. The CMD Arete is a fine narrow ridge, although not to difficult, the hardest parts of the ridge can be avoided to the left if needed.

From the southern end of the arete a short climb will bring us up the final slope to the summit of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK, and one of the greatest viewpoints in Scotland.

We will descend west from the summit on the zig-zag path with fine views west over Glen Nevis and over the coast. This path will bring us back down to the Glen Nevis Visitor Centre.

The Ring of Steall
From Glen Nevis we will follow the valley by the Waters of Nevis and climb to the impressive Steall Falls, a 400ft cascade. We will cross the cable bridge here and climb the steep nothern slopes to the summit of An Gearanach, our first Munro of the day.

The ridge continues south over the narrow ridge of An Garbhanach before climbing again to the summit of Stob Coire a' Chairn with it's great views across the Grey Corries.

A gentle descent from Stob Coire a' Chairn brings us to the rocky ascent to Am Bodach (The Old Man).

The easy western descent from Am Bodach lleads too a short climb over Sgor an Iubhair (now no longer considered a Munro in it's own right). The ridge now leads north, a narrow arete known as The Devils Ridge which leads to the final summit of the day, Sgurr a'Mhaim, and probably the best viewpoint.

The north western slopes of Sgurr a'Mhaim provide an easy path down to the valley and a walk back either along the roadside or riverside path back to the start point.

Each participant will be required to bring suitable equipment for their chosen event, please see Equipment Required.

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Where to Meet
 (Saturday) : 		The Glen Nevis Visitor Centre, Glen Nevis, Fort William
Time: 10am
Postcode: PH33 6PF
Grid Reference: NN 123 729
Directions: Follow the A82 north through Fort William, at the mini-roundabout turn right, Belford Road, signposted to Glen Nevis, follow this road until the Visitor Centre Car Park is reached on the left, we will meet outside the Centre.
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking

Where to Meet
 (Sunday) : 		Glen Nevis, Fort William
Time: 10am
Postcode: PH33 6PF
Grid Reference: NN 168 691
Directions: Follow the A82 north through Fort William, at the mini-roundabout turn right, Belford Road, signposted to Glen Nevis, follow this road to the car park at the end of the road.
Full information will be provided in a download file upon booking


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