Sunday, 30 May 2010

Ben Nevis

Yesterday myself and my mate, the previously featured Aiden Sharkey successfully climbed Ben Nevis, in a total time of 5hrs(up and down).
I must admit, I totally underestimated the challenge that lay ahead. The ascent was brutal absolutely soul destroying at times and that fact that passing you on their way back down are all sorts of old women and guys that you wouldn't even have thought could tackle the stairs never mind the highest mountain in the UK! What a sight it is though some of the best scenery I have ever seen slightly spoiled by some burd that felt the need to take a shite in full view of everyone on our way up.






5 comments:

Darth Carlsberg said...

That looks awesome.
Well done fella although I was slightly disappointed to click on the video and not see a burd doing a shite!

wayupnorth said...

aye the 4th photo of the chasm looks sensational.
5 hours is a no bad time anaw.

Mick Forever said...

Doing this stuff half arsed really is the only way to do it. I climbed A mountain in canada with a pair of jeans and a t-shirt and a pair of trainers on a pure whim, Nearly died but was worth it.

0hgosh said...

Looks gorgeous !!

Im with darth on the disappointment!

what a wee dirty!! I think it would have been worse had it been an old woman though !

Alanna said...

hahaha i was hoping it was her taking a shite anaw. Don't know why either, that would have been manky as fuck to watch but strangely funny as well. Dirty bastard that she was.

Well done on your climb btw, that was excellent.

I did the Goat Fell in Arran (here, I know its nae Ben Nevis but still) and like Michael I thought it would be ok to do it in a pair of trainers, a non-waterproof jacket, a pair of jeans (aye, really) and a polo-neck jumper. I was near death and we hadny even got out of the wooded area yet. Like you I remember seeing aw these auld folk jaunting down looking happy as fuck and not in the least bit fucked. About 3/4's of the way up the weather changed, couldny see two feet in front of me, 40 mph winds and the guy I was with who I'd been dating for a wee while (JUST dating) told me he'd slept with a few guys. Holy fuck, when I think about it now I want to greet. Then we nearly missed the last Ferry. Bad times. Anyway, well done mate. I'm away to take some cough syrup and try to forget that whole ordeal. ta.