Day 5 of the Plymouth College winter skills trip to the Scottish Highlands. Having looked at the weather forecast Gwilym and I opted to take the students up the tourist path on Ben Nevis for a winter experience on the UK's Highest peak. Most of the way up the weather was wet and not very wintery until we crossed 1000m of height gain when the visibility dropped and we reached the snow line. Only axes were needed today with the poor condition of the snowpack.
After a short stop at the summit for a photo and some information about the mountain we headed back down the same route. The weather treated us to some views toward Stob Ban and on return to our accommodation the whole of the Ben was visible through a break in the cloud. All of the students did really well and kept their spirits up even when wet and cold.
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