Ben Nevis - Finally

Ben Nevis - Finally:

Ben Nevis has been one of those little checkboxes in life that has escaped me every time I was going to do it something got in the way etc.. etc...   So as the saying goes you haven't failed till  you stop trying!

With that in mind I was just recovering nicely from last years knee injury and decided it was a beautiful sunny day so it was time for me to give it a go.  Well I finally managed it and here's some of the pictures :-) 

views on the way

this landscape seemed oddly out of place

I will leave it up to you to figure out what was going through my mind when I saw this

I hadn't realised how much I looked like a pirate!

Almost the hottest day of summer and still snow

walking in snow in sandals

On the edge

The climb was worth the views

Almost at the summit!!

Plaque at the top

that top of the world feeling

The summit and trig point

On my way down

this little fella followed me for a while (something to do with the bread I was throwing him)

nearly done

Well another tick in the box, it was a great day amazing weather you couldn't get a better day to climb Ben Nevis, I am glad i never made the trip all those other times, fate was obviously waiting to give me that special experience!!