Day 2: Lower Nevis Falls to the Steall Waterfall via the Mamores, including Sgurr an Lubhair and An Gearanach

This post is part of a longer trip report. You can access the full table of contents here. The following morning we packed up in the dark, aware that we were in for a long day. The original plan had been to walk up the Glen Nevis Gorge, dump our things and to climb a few ofContinue reading “Day 2: Lower Nevis Falls to the Steall Waterfall via the Mamores, including Sgurr an Lubhair and An Gearanach”

Day 1: Caledonian Sleeper from London to Fort William. The Pony Track up Ben Nevis

This post is part of a longer trip report. You can access the full table of contents here. We departed on the Caledonian Sleeper from London Euston at 21.15 in the evening and were due to arrive in Fort William at 09:55 the following morning. The night passed uneventfully and we were rocked to sleep in ourContinue reading “Day 1: Caledonian Sleeper from London to Fort William. The Pony Track up Ben Nevis”

Fort William to Corrour through Glen Nevis

The following is a bit of background as to why I chose to do this walk. If you wish to skip straight to the trip report, you can use the following links: Day 1: Caledonian Sleeper London to Fort William. The Pony Track up Ben Nevis Day 2: Lower Nevis Falls to the Steall WaterfallContinue reading “Fort William to Corrour through Glen Nevis”

Six things to know before getting on board the Caledonian Sleeper

I can’t recommend this service enough. There is something distinctly romantic and antiquated about waking up with a cup of tea in bed to watch the mountains, lochs and desolate moorland meander past your train window. And it saves me taking out two extra holiday days from work to travel to and from Scotland. I’veContinue reading “Six things to know before getting on board the Caledonian Sleeper”

An introduction to Scottish winter mountaineering with the Jonathan Conville Memorial Trust

My experience of the two day subsidised introduction to winter mountaineering in the Cairngorms with JCMT.