#ledgeroute

David Buckett

Jan 4, 20191 min read

Ledge Route, Ben Nevis

Ledge route on Ben Nevis was my 4th ascent of the year on the mountain which is not bad considering its only the 4th January. With...

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David Buckett

Jan 1, 20191 min read

Ledge Route, Ben Nevis

Ledge Route on Ben Nevis was the choice today, and what a difference from yesterday with the weather. Cold, blue skys and some snow...

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David Buckett

Nov 17, 20181 min read

Ledge Route, Ben Nevis

Today i was on Ledge Route, Ben Nevis on a stunning Autumn day. It was more like a summers day with warm temperatures on the summit and...

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David Buckett

Oct 6, 20181 min read

Castle Ridge, Ben Nevis

Today i was on Castle Ridge on Ben Nevis with Ron for his second day out. And what a glorious day. Cold and sunny all day with a few...

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David Buckett

Oct 5, 20181 min read

Ben Nevis, Ledge Route

Today i was on Ben Nevis via Ledge route with Lindsay from Canada. The weather was cold but dry which made a good change. Once above...

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David Buckett

Sep 29, 20181 min read

Ledge Route, Ben Nevis

Today i was on Ledge route, Ben Nevis with my older brother and sister. Its not often that you get 3 Buckett's together and today we...

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David Buckett

Jul 14, 20181 min read

Ledge Route and CMD arete, Ben Nevis

With a brighter forecast today i was up Ledge Route on Ben Nevis and then descended via the CMD arete, ticking off the second munro of...

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David Buckett

Jun 16, 20181 min read

Ledge Route, Ben Nevis

Ledge Route on Ben Nevis was a very wet outing today with Finin and her family and friends on day 2 of their Scottish adventure. With a...

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David Buckett

Jun 10, 20181 min read

CMD arete Ben Nevis

The CMD arête on Ben Nevis was Pauls’ goal today and it was perfect weather for it. We made good progress up to the summit and Paul...

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David Buckett

Apr 15, 20181 min read

Ledge Route, Ben Nevis

Today i was on Ledge Route, Ben Nevis with Murat. With a bit of a windy walk up to the CIC hut we geared up at the base of No. 5 gully...

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David Buckett

Jan 14, 20181 min read

Ledge Route, Ben Nevis

Ledge Route on Ben Nevis today with Adrian for his Everest prep. We focused on good footwork on steep snow slopes in ascent and descent....

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David Buckett

Dec 23, 20171 min read

Ledge Route and No. 4 gully, Ben Nevis

With a less than favourable forecast we headed up towards Ledge Route which turned out to be very sheltered from the SW winds. Once on...

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