A misty Tower Ridge

Ben and I drove over to the west as planned on Wednesday night and camped in Glen Coe with the intention of climbing something spicy on the Buchaille.  Unfortunately the weather dictated otherwise...

The Buchaille is there... somewhere.

The new plan for Thursday was to head to the Ben and get on Tower Ridge (Diff****).  Away we went for the relatively short drive through Fort William to the North Face car park.  A warm but grey walk in didn't dampen our spirits as coming within sight of the impressive crags in the corrie can do nothing but inspire!

Tower Ridge (right) and North East Buttress (left) shrouded by mist.

Ben following up the rocky steps.

We opted for the ascent from the left of the Douglas Boulder joining the ridge at the wee chimney.Apart from one other chap we had the ridge to ourselves; or so it seemed in the pea soup fog!  Ben was happy to second up the ridge as I put my short roping skills into practice.

Through the keyhole!

Passing Tower Gap with the Great Tower in the misty background.

Three hours after we began on the ridge we gained the summit into, well yes; more pea soup fog.  Laziness got the better of us and instead of taking a more direct descent we took the tourist path down to the halfway lochan before cutting down through the grassy slopes towards the car park.

Sitting having lunch on the summit of Ben Nevis.

A somewhat wet and dull day but a fantastic day out in the hills nonetheless.