 | The weather was supposed to be improving through the day, but the cloud on the top of Ben Nevis never cleared, and we ended up doing a mist-bound traverse of Carn Mor Dearg and the arete, which I personally found exhilarating, but which Jörg seemed less enthusiastic about. It was somewhat surreal, having met only two other people all morning, to emerge onto the misty summit of Ben Nevis to find crowds of people milling about dressed in every state of readiness and unreadiness imaginable. The long zigzag walk down the tourist path, past literally thousands of other walkers was rather tedious, and I was relieved to get away from the crowds again to descend to the Allt a' Mhuilinn and walk back down the path to Torlundy. Both of us were totally exhausted - it had been a gruelling day - but I was relieved that my knee had given me no trouble at all. Ironically, however, Jörg seemed to have done something to his knee. |
