Part 1 of the trip Fort William 2018.Go to part 2.. Back to Scotland for our Second trip of 2018. The Ledge Route had been unanimously chosen as the day’s route, along with the Carn Mor Dearg Arete and then straight back down from Carn Mor Dearg to the CIC Hut. I literally could not wait! An amazing 1st day out in the winter on Ben Nevis today. There is a bypass route available on the left but we had already decided that we were going 'full metal jacket' ! Myself and fellow instructor Mark decided on a mountaineering day ascending the classic Ledge Route to … It also means that the bouldery slogs to get up to Carn Mor Dearg and from the Arete onto the top of the Ben are done as descents, which is also the case if you climb up No 4 Gully as mentioned above, but Ledge Route is more in fitting with a "Ridgey" day, so I reckon. This is a truly spectacular route incorporating two Munros. 1. Ledge Route & Carn Mor Dearg Arete Mar 1, 2014 Alastair Begley Winter Climbing Short Link With a good weather forecast and still not much in condition for climbing due to loaded slopes I decided to have a big day out mountaineering on the Ben. Carn Mor Dearg and the North East Buttress of Ben Nevis from Ledge Route; the CMD Arete links the two hills . ledge route and cmd arete, ben nevis Back on The Ben and today I was with Mike who's wife had bought him a guided walk on Ben Nevis for his Birthday gift. The arete of course involves a bit of scrambling over the boulders along the crest of the ridge. As afternoon wore on into early evening, we crossed Carn More Dhearg and then down down down to … NN1224973066 Start either from Glen Nevis Youth Hostel or from the visitor centre car park closer to Fort William. We’d decided on a longer stay to allow more days out - though in retrospect probably shouldn’t have chosen two very long days to start the trip. It feels like a long time ago since the last winter was forced to finish in mid March but it was good to be back in the snow. Ledge route and CMD Arete. For experienced, fit mountain walkers who do not mind easy scrambling but are not climbers, this is the finest way to climb Ben Nevis. After some early morning rain and very low cloud, the rain eased off and the clouds slowly started to lift by the time we reached the CIC hut. Fetching Map Detailed description. Up Ledge Route and down the CMD Arete is a lovely day out. Ben Nevis by the Carn Mor Dearg Arete. The initial descent from CMD onto the arete requires a little bit of care as it is steep and quite loose underfoot. The afternoon was getting clearer, so Steve led us on down the rocky northeastern side and across the famous CMD arete for more easy scrambling. The Ledge Route and CMD Arete, Ben Nevis, 7th September, 2008 After a relatively early night, we left the bunkhouse in Fort William for the North Face car park and an 8-0-clockish start on the walk in to Coire na Ciste. We started out by crossing the slabs from the hut across to … A look back along the CMD arete from Carn Mor Dearg The views over to the North Face along the arête were fantastic and showed The Ledge route in all its glory and they seemed to just get better and better as we moved from left to right past the ridge seeing every aspect of it and every detail.From the col From the start of the ridge Hear pronunciation Press to hear pronunciation. Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete: A stunning winters day and a traverse of Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis via the Carn Mor Dearg Arete (CMD arete). Re: Ledge Route & CMD Arete by gman » Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:58 pm It was pretty easy yesterday but I was talking to someone a couple of weeks ago who descended Ledge Route after a higher grade climb and had a nightmare lower down as there wasn't much snow.

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