Ben Nevis
1344m (4411ft)
Ben Nevis, The Aonachs and The Grey Corries, Fort William and Loch Linnhe to Loch Ericht, Highland, Scotland
Ben Nevis is the highest point in the county of Highland, the highest point in the Grampian Mountains, the highest point in Scotland, the highest point in the United Kingdom, the highest point in Great Britain and the highest point in The British Isles.
Ben Nevis means 'Poisonous Mountain' and is pronounced 'byn nevis'.
The summit of Ben Nevis is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point, cairn, shelter & ruins.
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David Peebles walked up Ben Nevis on February 25th, 2023 [from/via/route] Ben Nevis Carpark [with] Solo [weather] Great Weather. Cold & sunny.
Daniel Moran climbed Ben Nevis on May 5th, 2018 [from/via/route] Tourist [with] Dave peers Paul booth [weather] Great day - Devils ridge
Neil Heywood bagged Ben Nevis on July 31st, 2023 [from/via/route] Ben nevis visitor centre [with] Logan Heywood Mike Hills [weather] Mixed
Adrian Howard hiked Ben Nevis on September 5th, 2022 [from/via/route] From the Visitor Centre with my mate Rick. Glorious weather & stunning views from top to bottom.
Tony Anderson has summited Ben Nevis [with] On my own
Michael Wright conquered Ben Nevis on September 27th, 2020 [from/via/route] Visitor Centre [with] Anita [weather] Sunny. Cold. Perfect - The weather could not have been better. Knees very painful on descent. Anita slipped on rocks a couple of times
Catherine Hill scaled Ben Nevis on August 10th, 2010 [from/via/route] Main tourist route [with] Karen [weather] Good weather. Cold & windy at the top.
Toby Norman walked up Ben Nevis on July 5th, 2019 [with] TWAC
Debi Mcmillan climbed Ben Nevis on August 29th, 2015 [from/via/route] Fort William [with] Paul [weather] Sunny, then awful! - Learnt the hard way about waterproofs
Tony Kenny bagged Ben Nevis on November 3rd, 2019 [from/via/route] From Glen Nevis [with] Kitty [weather] Dry day, snow at top zig zags - Started despite a heel injury; a difficult day
Andy Buxton hiked Ben Nevis during August, 2001 [with] Dan [weather] Sunny day
Angela Moroney summited Ben Nevis during 2014 - 2018 Jonny carter national 3 peaks
Sarah Baker conquered Ben Nevis on June 16th, 2014 [with] Larry baker and Casper Timson [weather] Cold & top
Emma Shaw scaled Ben Nevis during July, 2019 [from/via/route] Up The Mountain track / tourist Route from Fort William, & down to Glen Nevis Youth Hostel [with] 14 year old daughter [weather] Warm, & a bit midgey, turning to heavy rain showers & mist, turning to sunshine with no midges on the way down... - Third peak in our 3 year - 3 peak challenge. Great adventure... Travelled to Fort William on the sleeper train, climbed the mountain. The comraderie of the walkers was great. The sole came off my cheap walking boots but we managed to have marvellous dinner at the Bunkhouse at the end. On Cloud 9 at that point. The Glen Nevis Youth Hostel had been refurbished & hostellers & staff were fab. Then went on to Skye using bus, returning home on the Sleeper from FW again which broke down - Not a lot of sleep was had.
Nicola Parkinson walked up Ben Nevis on May 28th, 2019 [from/via/route] Mountain track from Glen Nevis campsite [with] Wally's Wacky Walkers [weather] Clear & bright but cold
Darin Torrance climbed Ben Nevis on August 11th, 2018 [from/via/route] Visitor Center [weather] Fine clear - Hard days walk
Alan Pritchard bagged Ben Nevis on May 5th, 2006 [with] Solo [weather] Fair - Did the West Highland Way beautiful.. Had good weather for most of it In the top 10 most popular walks in the World apparently ..πΆββοΈππ
Andy James hiked Ben Nevis on June 24th, 2018 [from/via/route] Glen Nevis Visitor Centre [with] Henfield Joggers B Team - Three Peaks Challenge
Simon Myerscough summited Ben Nevis on June 3rd, 2007 [with] Dave Warren, Martin & Shaun Pearson [weather] Very cloudy, 0 visibility for views - the day before was better! - Climbed the CMD Arete first
Anthony Jackson conquered Ben Nevis during 1997 [from/via/route] I've topped out on the Ben 3 times but it is a boring lump of a mountain unless coming up from the back via the Carn Mor Dearg arete - but it is very long day via that route. The summit plateau is not a place for the inexperienced & unwary; as all the wooden crosses reflect. [with] Self and with others too.
Craig Lewis scaled Ben Nevis on October 6th, 2017 - Up & down the tourist path 10:26 - 14:09
Lynne Moss walked up Ben Nevis on December 31st, 1990 [from/via/route] Camp site Glen Nevis [with] Boyfriend [weather] Cold, raining & windy on the top.
Dale Tyler climbed Ben Nevis on June 25th, 2017 [from/via/route] Tourist Route from Glen Nevis Campsite [with] Kerry & Richard [weather] Dry & mainly with great visibility!!
Anjanee Neat bagged Ben Nevis on July 8th, 2017 [from/via/route] Tourist path [with] Husband [weather] Cloudy, sunny, windy
Stephen Reader hiked Ben Nevis on July 8th, 2017 [from/via/route] Pony Track from the Youth Hostel [with] No one apart from approx 2,000 others! [weather] Warm on the lower slopes going up,but increasingly windy & down to -5c on the summit - Enjoyed it, yep. Views to die for.
Robert Shaw summited Ben Nevis on May 16th, 2014 [from/via/route] Climbed up the CMD route, was clear & cold till we got within 100 feet of the summit. [with] Peter Chandler [weather] Clear & cold. - Fabulous walk.
David Wand conquered Ben Nevis on April 7th, 2017 [from/via/route] we parked at the visitor centre in Glen Nevis; there was a charge of £3 for all day (2017). Crossed the new bridge over the River Nevis right next to the centre. [with] Gayle (wife) [weather] Clear at the bottom & 11 degrees . By 1000ft cloudy & light rain a little wind. Around 3000ft 1ft of snow under foot & needed our crampons on. At the top 30 to 50 mph winds intermittent light snow & fog/mist, 3+ feet of snow every where & around -3 with a wind chill of -11 or more. Phone would not work & fingers to cold out of two pairs of gloves. On way down fog closed in & could see approx 20ft slid down on bottom & used sticks & pack to stop or correct direction. When the snow level stopped wind continued at 30mph & heavy rain to about 2000ft then light rain & wind to approx 800.
Iain Jones scaled Ben Nevis on August 11th, 2012 [from/via/route] The Tourist Path [with] Stuart Jones & Others as part of National Three Peaks Challenge - 27 February 2016 - via Ledge Route (Winter Climb) with Graeme High & Ralph Simpson
Harry Meijer walked up Ben Nevis on June 30th, 2016 [from/via/route] Ben Nevis Tourist Path [with] The Lake District Walker
Mike Jackson climbed Ben Nevis during 2013 [from/via/route] From the YHA.. [with] Work.. [weather] Awful, torrential rain - Done as part of the national 3 peaks..
Rodger Beer bagged Ben Nevis on September 24th, 2011 [from/via/route] Opposite youth hostel, going up heart attack hill. [with] Father [weather] Summy, then rain, then mist/cloud on top.
Philip Layton hiked Ben Nevis on July 14th, 2004 [with] Karen, Karen & Steve (3 Peaks)
Sam Rayn summited Ben Nevis on May 23rd, 2015 [from/via/route] tourist path [with] sham [weather] sunny below 900m. snow above 900m visibility on summit excellent turning poor very quickly - an early 6am start assured we missed the crowds on the summit., on the descent we encountered what looked like a constant chain of ppl zig zagging there way up.
Leon Harvey conquered Ben Nevis on August 25th, 2015 [from/via/route] From the Glen Nevis Campsite [with] Solo [weather] Cloudy but clear at the top - Made it :)
Paul Redman scaled Ben Nevis during August, 2006 [from/via/route] Glen Nevis Camp Site [with] Curtis Redman (13) Sam Weeks (13) [weather] Misty - My first mountain, didn't plan it just visiting the Area for the views, after watching others on camp site go up & down for 3 days, i had to give it a go (knee Injury's since childhood) it was time to test my grit, it was painful coming down several hours later,couldn't walk the next day, but 2 days later was doing another trek through the gorge of Glen Nevis i now walk hills everyday to keep muscles supporting my knee's, each trek gets easier...still painful after but worth it
Robin Murray walked up Ben Nevis during August, 1969 [from/via/route] From Geln Nevis [with] Dad, Wendy [weather] Glorious
Michael Nolan climbed Ben Nevis on August 13th, 2015 [weather] Hot
Chris Faulkner bagged Ben Nevis on April 5th, 2004 [from/via/route] From Fort William [with] Theresa [weather] Clear, bright lower down. Heavy snow & complete white out on summit.
Rachael Tyler hiked Ben Nevis on August 1st, 2015 [from/via/route] Main path from Fort William [with] Ashley Tyler (the husband) [weather] Cloud initially. Rain, hail, snow & 50mph winds about 2/3rds of the way up. Freezing at the summit. - Celebrating our 18th anniversary in style :-)
Rob Cheshire summited Ben Nevis on July 4th, 2015 [from/via/route] From Glen Nevis Visitor Centre, as leg one of our National 3 Peaks Challenge. [with] Paul Corrigan, Mark Garrett, Constant Fischer. [weather] Overcast, but dry. Cloud cover down to about 3,000 ft. Top 750 ft covered with snow drifts to 5 ft. - Return trip completed in 4hrs 25mins.
Geoff Titterton conquered Ben Nevis on August 12th, 2010 [with] Justine [weather] Fine
Tracey Anderson scaled Ben Nevis on August 16th, 2014 [with] lee [weather] sunny to start then misty & hailing higher up the mountain & freezing even saw snow on the ground in august
Ian Woodford walked up Ben Nevis on March 29th, 2010 [from/via/route] From the youth hostel [with] Matt, Ivan , Rich, Gareth and Neil [weather] Sunny - 3 peaks challenge
Christine Knowles climbed Ben Nevis on June 12th, 2011 [with] Graham, Claire, Sheila, Jeff, Becky, Matt [weather] Cloudy - Very busy, couldn't miss the path!
Ian Simpson bagged Ben Nevis on June 21st, 2014 [from/via/route] Zig zag path [with] Dave
Kevin Russell has hiked Ben Nevis [from/via/route] Tourist route [with] Julie [weather] Snow - 29th Birthday
Keith Evans summited Ben Nevis on June 14th, 2014 [from/via/route] Ben Nevis path car park [with] John Mawson [weather] cloud in the morning & clearing slightly PM - Lots of people on the mountain. Long hard slog up but we got some limited views on top. some snow but did not require crampons. Never walked thro' snow in June before
Mark Smith conquered Ben Nevis on March 26th, 2013 [from/via/route] Tourist Route [weather] Snow on ground, crampons needed
Carl Tosner has scaled Ben Nevis [from/via/route] Fort William [weather] Sunny
John Tippins walked up Ben Nevis on August 14th, 1968 [with] Joyce, Jeff and Angie
Jo White climbed Ben Nevis on June 16th, 2013 [with] John, Suzanne Geraldine [weather] Hot & sunny
Michael Parker bagged Ben Nevis on August 10th, 2013 [from/via/route] Tourist Track [with] Lilyan, Fifi and Matthew and Patrick [weather] Ok, full fog cover after 800m.
Jennifer Connolly hiked Ben Nevis on June 12th, 2012 [from/via/route] The main route [with] Mum, Dad, El and Mike
Ian Bennett summited Ben Nevis on October 23rd, 2013 [with] Louise [weather] Up & down snow on top
Trevor Williams conquered Ben Nevis on May 15th, 2003 [from/via/route] Carn Mor Dearg [with] Whole group, met on the top with the rest of the group [weather] Deep snow underfoot & clear blue skyes - My final munro.
Michael Gillett scaled Ben Nevis on July 20th, 2013 [from/via/route] Mountain Track from Glen Nevis [with] Carole [weather] Good, Sunny, Clear - Very Busy !!
Kenneth Mellor walked up Ben Nevis during July, 2005 [from/via/route] Youth Hostel [with] HERIB Group [weather] Very good except for last 100 ft then driving rain
Martin Benson climbed Ben Nevis on August 3rd, 2013 [from/via/route] Glen Nevis Youth hostel [with] Lancashire Walking Group [weather] Cloudy at start, brutal at height. 50mph winds, driving rain & hailstone. Bitterly cold at summit
Jon Henshaw bagged Ben Nevis on August 2nd, 2013 [from/via/route] Starting from the BMC hut at Steall falls, walking up Glen Nevis taking a left up the path of the river to the CMD Arete. From here taking another left following the trace of a path to the col at the end of CMD. From here an hours scramble over the boulder field to the summit. [with] Andrew Upton [weather] Sunny with a few short sharp showers as we reached the summit.
Robin Whitby hiked Ben Nevis on July 27th, 2013 [from/via/route] Ben NEvis from Achintee [with] Balder by Name, Balder by Nature (Adam Hawkins, Sam Hawkins, Dan Trill, Heather Trill, Sam Hawkins (younger)) - Three Peaks Challenge for my wife's wheelchair!
Keith Bezant summited Ben Nevis on June 2nd, 2011 [from/via/route] Glen Nevis car park [with] Solo [weather] Very overcast with low cloud. Snow from about 500 meters from summit
Michael Scott conquered Ben Nevis on June 25th, 2011 [from/via/route] Base [with] Courtaulds Team [weather] Sunny
David Congreave scaled Ben Nevis on May 23rd, 2013 [from/via/route] Youth Hostel [with] Solo [weather] Very windy, some sleet near the top. - Did this for the first time as part of my solo three peaks attempt. Ascent was 2hrs 40, descent was 2hrs 5mins. Very low visibility during the last 1/4 & the path disappeared under snow & ice. Very glad I had my GPS with me.
Anthony Nixon walked up Ben Nevis on May 24th, 2013 [from/via/route] Visitor center [with] partner [weather] Sunny - What a day, I couldn't find sun cream shop up there, Red Nose Day for us!
Richard Lycett climbed Ben Nevis on October 7th, 2010 [from/via/route] Jayne Allyson Adam Paul & a few more [with] The Pub [weather] Very good till near the top where there was 10 inches of snow & was very cold
Stephen Eddy bagged Ben Nevis during June, 2008 [from/via/route] Fort William [with] Mike Woodhouse, Tony Harris, Neil Whitehead [weather] Cloudy
Katy Shelton hiked Ben Nevis during October, 2012 [with] Chris Sue Rhid
Pamela Seniore summited Ben Nevis on August 3rd, 2012 [from/via/route] To follow [with] Mart, Fudge, Stew, Garst, Guesty, Phil, Joe, Army Mark, Slimmy & Matty [weather] Dry & clear at the top - Started our 3 Peak Challenge at 5 to 5pm. What a stupendous view at the top - a real thrill & there was a bit of snow up there.
Colin Egan conquered Ben Nevis on May 20th, 2009 [from/via/route] Tourist Route [with] Wife & daughter [weather] Sunny on way up. Raining on way down
Ken Davies scaled Ben Nevis on August 5th, 2007 [from/via/route] Fort william [with] Bev & bethan [weather] Good on way up, wet,windy with no vis at top
Linda Dawes walked up Ben Nevis on August 25th, 2012 [with] philip and stuart [weather] wet & hailing at the summit no view - lots of shale to walk on
Paul Church climbed Ben Nevis during August, 1967 [with] Moelwyn, PL [weather] Mixed
Jacqueline Debbie Tonks bagged Ben Nevis on June 25th, 2012 [from/via/route] Glen Nevis visitor centre [with] Pete Tonks [weather] Good clear views most of the way, low cloud on top, no view from summit. Snow on ground at summit - My 50th Birthday, photo featured on double page of Trail Magazine (Oct 2012 issue)
Oliver Hunter hiked Ben Nevis during July, 1996 [from/via/route] Fort William [with] Jackie Clark [weather] Sunny, some snow near the summit
Andrew Heath summited Ben Nevis on May 20th, 2012 [from/via/route] Ft william [weather] Sunny & snowy - Three peaks
Leona Skelton conquered Ben Nevis during August, 2000 [from/via/route] Fort William, long tourist path [with] Dad, sister and brother [weather] Pleasant - I then climbed it again in 2005
Iain Taylor scaled Ben Nevis on July 31st, 2012 [from/via/route] Nr Fort William (NN 12800 71758)
Andy Pearce walked up Ben Nevis on October 29th, 2009 [from/via/route] Mountain Track from Ben Nevis Visitors Centre [with] Anita Pearce, Rachel Lee, James & DJ McCullagh, Stu Keiller, Lee Robinson [weather] Overcast & Cool, Freezing Rain on top
Vince Wetton climbed Ben Nevis on October 28th, 2010 [with] RTM [weather] Mist going up Sunshine at Peak Snow all the way down
Darren Mortimer bagged Ben Nevis during 2007 [from/via/route] forgot [with] lots of folk [weather] bloody cold on the top
Dave Gutcher hiked Ben Nevis on September 5th, 2012 [from/via/route] Mountain Track from Ben Nevis Visitor Centre [with] Karen - A Nurse from Holland [weather] Fair - Cloud at the summit - 4 hours up - 3 hours down - A hard days work made extremely pleasurable by the company!
James Penkethman summited Ben Nevis on September 29th, 2010 [from/via/route] Ben Nevis Path [with] Dan Costello, Dave Holman [weather] Nice - Part of Three Peaks
Paul Mayall conquered Ben Nevis on August 23rd, 2009 [from/via/route] Tourist [with] 3 peak challenge [weather] Sunny
Sam Badger scaled Ben Nevis on July 22nd, 2012 [from/via/route] The Tourist Path [with] Wicker Camp Thai Boxing Gym, for the British Heart Foundation, as part of the UK 3 Peak Challenge. [weather] Fine on lower slopes on ascent, cold, windy & wet at the summit, rain on the descent.
Keith Warburton walked up Ben Nevis during September, 2010 [from/via/route] Glen Nevis
Colin Pomfret climbed Ben Nevis on July 10th, 2009 [from/via/route] From the north & via the Carn Mor Dearg arete. [with] Rob Martin Gordon [weather] Brilliant sunny & hot day - Started at 9.15am.Two of the group were novice walkers in Scotland. Took our time but reached summit at 4.04pm. Back to car 8.24pm. Stopped on way down tourist path to patch up a ladies foot who was suffering with blisters! My second visit to the summit.
Anthony Neale bagged Ben Nevis on September 10th, 2011 [from/via/route] Achintee - H100 [with] Howard and Simon [weather] Sunny then wind & heavy rain - very busy & slippy paths on way down
Ian Fraser hiked Ben Nevis on August 30th, 2007 [from/via/route] The Mountain Track [with] Dunton work colleagues [weather] poor, rain, mist, freezing
Peter Rockell summited Ben Nevis on May 24th, 2012 [from/via/route] Glen Nevis Hostel car park [with] The Three Geeks, aka Pete Rockell, Mark Osborne and Carl Newell [weather] Very hot at 28C & not a cloud worth mentioning in the sky. - Despite the heat which left us with no water before we reached the top, there was a considerable amount of snow covering the last mile or so of the ascent. The views were awesome all the way up & back, though I thought that I might be hallucinating when I saw Superman near the bottom :-)
Christine Shepherd conquered Ben Nevis on March 31st, 2005 [from/via/route] Walked from Fort William up the main tourist path [with] My daughter Rebecca and her friend Tom. [weather] Fantastic! - I had climbed Ben Nevis as a teenager but had no date. So glad I chose to do it again. we couldn't have had better conditions. Bright spring sunshine gave us fantastic views but there was still plenty of snow for a bit of fun on the way down using our survival bag as a sledge!
Gerry Smith scaled Ben Nevis on May 15th, 1991 [from/via/route] Glen Nevis tourist path [with] Steve Lennon and others from Hartlepool ATC [weather] Fine but misty on the tops - Stayed at Glen Nevis YHA
Adam Shewry walked up Ben Nevis on August 1st, 2004 [from/via/route] The tourist route [with] My Mum and Dad [weather] sunny & very hot - 2nd munro, aged 4
Pauline Styles climbed Ben Nevis on April 28th, 2012 [from/via/route] The tourist Route [with] Tracy Reeve, Jane Clayton, Mark Stead, Hazel and John Harkin, Sara Chalk, Jerome McDonald, Brian Leite, Dave Gray, Sue Jarman, Ruth and Richard Gabriel and Ray Philpotts - THE BENSKY WALKERS [weather] Absolutely glorious, bright sunshine, cloudless skies - Picnicked on the top for an hour. Snowline for hour & a half to the top. Pretty hard going on the knees on the way down.
Simon Appleyard bagged Ben Nevis on August 21st, 2007 [from/via/route] Glen Nevis [with] NIck Birdseye, Bob Hunter, Graham Evans and Tom Kearns [weather] Clear & dry apart from the cloud that sat on the top until we were 20min on the way down ;)
Bay Wan hiked Ben Nevis on October 9th, 2011 [from/via/route] Main car park at Fort William [with] Cocoa Dog [weather] Clear with some sun & snow at the top - Pleased to have done this one but disappointed with the summit, expected it to be more pointy for some reason ?
Wayne Linley summited Ben Nevis on July 21st, 1996 [from/via/route] locharbre high school [with] 75 engineer regt/ 3 peaks challenge [weather] overcast then clearing, snow on summit - part of 3 peaks ( hope ive rememberd the date right)
Aileen Robinson conquered Ben Nevis during May, 2008 [from/via/route] Glen Nevis Youth Hostel [with] Alison [weather] Sunny - Thoroughly enjoyed this that I repeated it again with Denise in 2009
Andy Nicholls scaled Ben Nevis on September 23rd, 2011 [from/via/route] Fort William
Mark Davidson walked up Ben Nevis on August 22nd, 2008 [with] The usual suspects [weather] Bright, sunny & little wind (thankfully) - The Carn Mor Dearg Arete is the scariest place I have ever been!
Jen Brierley, Howard Wright, Paul Roddam, Tomasz B, Wendy Sockett, Kevin Devine, Simon Atherfold, Mr M A Blanchard, Imogen Gunson, Linda Mckeogh, Ron Blundell, John Hurst, Adrian Roberts, Simon Clark, Robert Maclean, Roderick Devall, Roddy Mcdougall, Simon Duerden, Matthew Chambers, Paul Booth, Louise Sandwith, Steve Lockett, Mike Walker, Ian Tyler, David Wetton, John Cuthbert, Steve Lundberg, Kevin Whelan, Wendy Sockett, Martin Rodenby, Rachel Neate-stidson, Chris Bede, Rob Barklamb, Simon Ellis, Paul Macey, Elaine Kenny, Robin Blunden, Anthony Charlson, Matthew Thomas, Steve Davenport, Doug Jeffries and Martin Jones have all walked, climbed & bagged Ben Nevis.
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