Ben Nevis- The Hard Way

we were going up Ben Nevis but not the touristy way,

so we went off the beaten track

scrambling up steep slopes

the picture doesn't really show how steep it actually was

the picture doesen't show how knackered I really was when we got up to the ridge



we climbed up that (!)
The clouds cleared for a moment so we could be amazed at the view and see where we were going

we walked along the ridge, not at all as easy as it looks...
stumbled up to the top

and finally, a classic "camera at arms length" - photo