Ben Nevis Five Ridges
This is a classic mountaineering linkup of the main ridges of Ben Nevis: North East Buttress, Observatory Ridge, Tower Ridge, Ledge Route and Castle Ridge.
Needless to say this route takes in a lot of climbing terrain. Many climbers and guides do this linkup. There are many possible variations but my route details on 15/8/16 were:
3h 39min 36sec
From North Face Car Park
- up North East Buttress (standard route traversing in from the left to above First Platform)
- down Tower Ridge
- up Observatory Ridge
- down Ledge Route
- up Castle Ridge
- return to North Face Car Park
c. 2091m ascent
18.9km
V. Diff climbing standard
WINTER BEN NEVIS RIDGES LINKUP
The winter linkup is a more serious proposition, with climbing up to Grade IV.
Will Rowland and Simon Tietjen climbed North East Buttress, Observatory Ridge, Tower Ridge and Castle Ridge in a 17hr linkup in cloudy conditions from Torlundy in ?2016
Harry Holmes soloed these four ridges and added a descent of Ledge Route in March 2014 - see his writeup