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Hello! My name is Keith Gault and I've been tramping the hills of the UK and further afield for over 40 years now. This blog records some recent hill days undertaken either on my own, with friends, or with clients under my guided hillwalking Company: Hillways (www.hillways.co.uk). I hope you enjoy my diary; please feel free to comment on any of the walks. I will respond to any direct questions.

Saturday, 26 November 2011

Ben Nevis - A Battle Royal!

The Only Photo Taken All Day!

Well the MWIS forecast wasn't quite spot on - we were spared the 100mph winds - but it did rain on our parade, very heavily and all day long! Niall flew over from Ireland, Michelle came all the way from New York City and Laura just popped up from Edinburgh - and the 4 of us battled gamely away in the most atrocious conditions all the way to the summit cairn and all the way down again.

Congratulations all on a very impressive achievement. It was not a day for the faint-hearted, nor polite conversation, leisurely picnics or sunbathing. It was a day for hunkering on down and fighting each step of the way; the drive home was pretty ferocious too!

Check out my future plans for this winter on: http://www.hillways.co.uk/winter/winter.htm

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