Скачать или смотреть Ben More (or less?!) | Scottish Highlands | Hiking | 4K

The plan was to summit both Ben More and Stob Binnein (Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, Scotland)... The snow had other ideas!

Risk assessment and being willing to change plans are important skills to build in the mountains, especially in the colder months. It's important to know your limits. Reaching the summit is optional, but getting back down safely is compulsory. I later heard that, on the same day, someone slipped, fell, and had to be rescued by rope on Ben More. I'll come back later in the year, to summit in better conditions

In snowy conditions, I carry an ice axe and microspikes. If the snow / slope requires full on crampons, I turn back.

7.4 miles / 11.9 km 🥾
2,385 feet / 727m elevation gain 📈












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