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This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.
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An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.
Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.
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The horizontal distance of the route.
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The UK is covered by 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps. Maps numbered 1 to 86 cover Scotland but for the highest mountains (Munros) only 23 maps are required. The name given roughly describes the area covered by the map.
You can click on the map name to purchase the map for £6.29 including postage which is one of the cheapest prices we have found.
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This is the "Tourist Route" which thousands climb each year, it is fairly strenuous. It can, however, be a serious ascent as the "path" disappears on the higher boulder slopes and navigational errors can and do lead to disaster.
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Head to: Fort William
From Fort William (A82), at the Nevis Bridge roundabout, follow signs to Glen Nevis. Park by the Glen Nevis Youth Hostel.
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C I C hut on Nevis, seen from the slopes of Carn Mor Dearg 29/12/07
© Ken Mcinnes
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Ben Nevis & Carn Mor Dearg Arete panorama viewed from Carn Mor Dearg on 12th September 2009
© Keith Waugh
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check out all those bags guess the path will be even more inviting to some folk
© Andrew Law
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The summit cairn and emergency shelter on Ben Nevis.
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Written by
Kevin Woods
on 01 Dec 2007:
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Was an enjoyable day out, and I have to say it's better than most people seem to say. That may have been because our early start eliminated the crowds. Still, a pleasantly surprising route for the amount of bad rep it gets.
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Written by
Alan Morris
on 06 Sep 2005:
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The tourist route in generally a disgrace. Covered in litter. An obvious sign that Ben Nevis is "climbed" by non hikers/walkers and they have no idea of what the experience is all about. The usual skills of general munro bagging such as true navigation, path finding, and scrambling unfortunately do not apply on the tourist route. Instead these traditional skills must be replaced by others such as "overtaking" and coping with sickeningly friendly greetings from cheerful tourists on the path. After the horrendous path, it is no surprise to summit and find it packed with people in trainers.
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Written by
James Robertson
on 23 Jul 2005:
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I was actually presently surprised by this route. It wasn't as soul-destroying as I've heard although there was occasionally some litter that people had clearly left. To avoid the crowds, I would highly recommend a very early start. My dad and I began our climb at 3am and only saw one other party (doing the Three Peaks Challange) on the way up. A great day, even though the weather was a little grim!
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Written by
David Nichols
on 10 Jun 2005:
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Just a long boring slog but a very big sense of achievement
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Written by
Noel Geoghegan
on 03 May 2005:
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As a first timer I found this route soul-less, often tedious and without any real joys.It's more a mass production line to get people up and down ASAP without any real feel or respect for the mountain it deserves. Everyone esp Joe Public should take a compass as without it in poor visibility it would be easy to become disoriented from the plateau to the summit. I was amazed or rather dismayed at the ill prepared 'masses' going up in shorts trainers etc often with very small children through the low cloud snow.
With a lot more experience I will try the advanced route via Carn Mor Dearg.
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Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map,
a compass, your navigation skills and common sense, MunroMagic.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.
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