Waiting for the bus in misty Forres to bring me to Inverness - and from there by bus to Torlundy, close to Fort William
My bike secured
The beginning of the walk, still on the tourist paths
View of Fort William
The classic picture: the whole of the Ben Nevis seen from the east
A couple of fellow hill walkers
Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis with the Mamores in the background
Not difficult to understand Carn Mor Dearg means "big red mountain"
Height 1220m
A detailed view of the pinnacles I had to descend before reaching the arrête
See the tiny figures of walkers on the left
The beginning of the arrête
The path on the side that avoids the more difficult ridge is clearly visible
You need a good head for heights...
The Ring of Steall in soft evening light
Steall Falls clearly visible
Finally the summit!
There were the odd 30 people around, some departing while till 8pm people kept arriving. Finally I was left with only a few folks who had pitched tents.
Tourists left their marks on the emergency shelter
... and their litter amongst the boulders.
Crows prowling for edibles people have left behind
Pushing the possibilities of my camera to its limits
Dusk gradually setting in
Tower Ridge sunset
Start of the tourist path in soft tones
Inversion clouds appearing in the distance
Looking back from amongst the cracks of Ben Nevis
Cairn Beag Dearg, Carn Beag Meadhonach and Carn Mor Dearg
Tower Ridge in sunset
Lights twinkling down in Fort William
Not an ideal camping ground
I woke up at 2:30am, too cold to sleep any longer and after an endless hour decided to break up my tent. On this very spot in the foreground I had pitched my tent, securing the lines with boulders.
Starry sky at 4:20am and the lights of Fort William giving a glow to the inversion clouds
Waiting for sunrise
People started to arrive from 4:30am on (still moonlit night) and around sunrise there were already twenty people about.
