Sunday – peak 4 (of 6) – Ben Nevis

We started up Britain’s highest mountain – Ben Nevis (4408 feet). Not a cloud in the sky – with sun forecast for the whole walk. Unfortunately there was a slight mist on the peak, although the sun was threatening to break through. With the mist clearing we’d peaked too soon (pun intended) to see out from the peak – maybe just as well with 1000 foot drops near the peak. As well as some snow still around near the summit (yes – snow) we also met quite a few teams on their climb upwards while we were descending (obviously some teams didn’t fancy a 5am start again!). Some of the pictures today include those teams (all helping to raise money for WaterAid too – so worthy of inclusion in our blog!). With a time of 5 hours and 48 minutes, it was off to Fort William for a shower before the next stage – providing a chance to check our sun tans from Scotland too.