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Ascent of Ben Nevis in 1980-07

Climber: Stephen Wheeler

Others in Party:

Solo

Date:

July, 1980

Ascent Type:

Successful Summit Attained

Motorized Transport to Trailhead:

Train

Peak:

Ben Nevis

Location:

UK-Scotland

Elevation:

1343 m / 4409 ft

Ascent Trip Report

I climbed Ben Nevis alone in the summer of 1980 while traveling through Scotland. It was not planned but I was traveling by and decided to climb it. The weather was cool but not raining. An easy climb up from Fort William. I camped in a backyard in Fort William. There were 2 old Scottish ladies who rented camping spots in their garden. I met 3 German-Swiss girls there, one of them panicked when she thought she lost her passport. She went to talk to the old Scottish lady in her German_Swiss accent. The Scots lady had a very pronounce brogue. I had to go and translate for them, speaking in English the entire time, just because they could not understand each others accent. The next day when I had climbed Ben Nevis the Swiss girls and I went to a local pub. I had a fabulous time, surrounded by 3 wonderful Swiss girls all night.
The weather was typical cloudy weather for Ben Nevis. It was a Saturday and there was a running race up the mountain and several runners went by me. Fortunately the trail was marked well and it was not hard to follow.

Summary Total Data

Elevation Gain:

1341 m / 4400 ft

Quality:

1 (on a subjective 1-10 scale)

Route Conditions:

Maintained Trail, Unmaintained Trail

Weather:

Cool, Windy, Low Clouds

Ascent Statistics

Elevation Gain:

1341 m / 4400 ft

Route:

Trail from Fort William

Trailhead:

Fort William 2 m / 9 ft

Time Up:

4 Hours

Descent Statistics

Trailhead:

Fort William

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