Ben Nevis - my 3rd climb

I had to visit Glasgow on a work trip so I thought well, might as well pay a visit to Scotland's mountainuous region and make a target to the highest mountain, Ben Nevis. I was lucky enough to find a mountaineering company who were organising a guided walk up the Big Ben on a Saturday. So I booked myself and flew over. Weather was looking really bad that morning. Before even getting out of the van to start our climb, our guide Peter was unsure whether we'd give it a go or not, let alone make it to the summit! Probably seeing the big disappointment on my face he decided to give it a try. We geared up and set out. The wind made me loose my balance several times - thank God for my walking poles - as the rain delighted to shower us. The weather got worse as we progressed. At one point we met a second guide with his group from the same company (Neil) and the two guides decided to join teams and forces to get us to the top. Stopping at every 100 or couple of metres we made it!!! The summit was a mass of snow and white fog at least it wasn't too cold, just below zero. Well, yes although unrecognisable due to the heavy fog that's me on the summit!!! I was so pleased and of course the whole group. We then started trailing our way down as the weather was improving! We had a well-deserved drink at the Ben Nevis Inn then chilled out at our guesthouse. Couldn't stop looking at the rainbow from my room window. Next day was a piece of cake as not only was in warm and sunny with a couple of light showers now and then, but we walked across the Scottish moors from just outside Fort William towards Oban.
Was lovely! Oh, and we kind of got a view of Ben's peak as it's head was still in the clouds. Funny to think you where on a summit which you never saw and from which you couldn't see a thing!

Following my mountain adventures in the UK my next update will be a while, however I hope to have a nice long one to share with you as it will be about my Kilimanjaro climb in Tanzania. I'll be taking the Rongai route up the mountain which takes 6 days to accomplish. I hope to be lucky as I have been so far. I appreciate your thoughts while I'm out and about in Africa and up Kili - each thought will carry me towards my goal!