Lochgoin Circuit at Whitelee Windfarm

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Ben Nevis Sunrise Challenge Slideshow

Ben Nevis Sunrise Challenge - Done!

What an amazing experience. The challenge was split into 3 parts. The first part was the climb
to our Base camp with our expedition rucksacks at 5.30pm approx.

It was still very hot and the climb was steep with a rocky terrain of steep steps and boulders. We followed this path upwards to "Windy Corner", and then began a slightly more level walk to where we would camp for the night!
We reached our base at the edge of Nevis Loch which is just below the halfway mark at around 8.30pm and began to set up camp.We set up camp effortlessly (haha), and got our little stove on the go as quickly as we could as we had cooled down quite a bit. I shared with Morag, and we kept a very untidy hoose!

Dinner was a gourmet delight, with obligatory wine for afters!

Then we watched the sunset and after a few trips to the "ladies", we made sure our lighter backpacks were all ready for the morning, tidied up a wee bit and got into our sleeping bags fully clothed complete with hat and gloves!Headtorches at the ready!

At 1pm after about 20 mins sleep we got a wake call, and soon set off on the second part of our challenge, the climb to the summit. It was very dark, and all concentration was needed as we were tired and disorientated, so it was heads down so the torches could light our way slightly.
this part was a series of 8 zig zags which again consisted of big boulder steps and scree. At some points the path was very narrow and the edge seemed very close. I felt light headed and had to eat a banana at one point.

Near the summit there was lots of snow

We reached the summit as the sun was rising at around 4.15am.It was an amazing sight.

We had the luxury of having the summit to ourselves,which was a joy and a well deserved privilege for us. We were the highest people in Britain!
Had to plank.

Descent was tiring, but the views were awesome and unforgettable.

We stopped at the waterfall to refill our bottles from the crystal clear water . It was delicious and ice cold!Wow!

We arrived back at base camp for our porridge and hot chocolate at around 7.30am.

Then began the last part of our challenge, packing up those rucksacks again and carrying them down to the bottom.

It was extremely tiring and treacherous on the way down, as it was hot, we were tired, and there was a huge amount of people puffing their way upwards which made the path very narrow at times.
very sore on the knees. We were glad to see our wee bus sitting waiting for us and Adam the driver had ice cold cans of juice for us which was lovely.
Challenge complete! Norbert's Nevis Numpties did well!
Celebrations continued at Kilmahog when we had a comfort break!