Ben Nevis and the CMD Arete
Making the most of the fantastic weather we’ve been having up here I escaped the hostel chores for a quick run up Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete. A fantastic day for it, the normal Ben Nevis crowds where elsewhere after the busy bank holiday weekend – I saw 6 people on the arete and no more then a couple of dozen on the summit.
From the car park, up to the halfway lochan, split off the path and head round to the North Face, I ended up not far from the CIC hut where I headed straight up the very steep slopes to Carn Mor Dearg, scramble round the arete, up to the Ben summit and down the tourist track to the car park, 3 hours 20 minutes. This is a fantastic route around the UK’s highest mountain which enables you to see it’s best side and get away from the masses, highly recommended.
–Matt
Please note, if you are unsure about your skills on the mountains, let us know and we will put you in contact with a guide.
6:13 am on May 5th, 2011
Hi
You ran passed a couple on CMD on Tuesday and you mentioned you might have a shot of us descending to the arete. Still can’t believe you ran it all! I tried to get a shot of you but you were too quick!
8:27 am on May 5th, 2011
Hey Bill, I’ve emailed you some photos across, hope you enjoyed your day.