Ben Nevis
16. 11. 2025
Peter Schrammel
Weather
cloudless, -3° in the morning, an obstinate cloud on the summit at noon, brief shower on the way down
Interest 
****: Alpine winter hike onto the mountain with its head in the clouds
Route
Torlundy, North Face Car Park, 50m - Càrn Dearg Meadhonach, 1179m - Càrn Mòr Dearg, 1220m - Ben Nevis, 1345m - Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe, 565m - North Face Car Park
Elevation gain
1544m
Distance
19km
Timing
7h (2:40 + 0:15 + 1:40 + 1:15 + 1:10)
Stamina
G
Difficulty
I-: Càrn Mòr Dear 0; ridge: several steps 0+, one step I-; southeast face 0, Mountain Path 0
Danger
4: Càrn Mòr Dear 3; ridge 3-4, a few short sections 4, southeast face 2, edges of the summit plateau (!), Mountain Path 2
Visitor frequency
d: A dozen of cars at the parking. 4 hikers on the way to Càrn Dearg Meadhonach; 4 more on the southeast face to the summit; probably a hundred on the Mountain Path; nobody from Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe to the car park
Comments
Frozen boggy ground starting from 300m; 5-10cm snow cover from 700m, in some places up to 25cm; crampons required on almost the entire circuit
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