Tower Ridge on Ben Nevis with Ian & Craig

A Blustery Day on Tower Ridge

One of our guests, Craig Bloxham, captured this fantastic video during a slightly windswept ascent of Tower Ridge last year. It’s not every day I choose to venture onto Tower in such blustery conditions—but having climbed with Ian before, I knew we could handle the added challenge together. It turned out to be a memorable day, but it was a bit soggy.. .

Tower Ridge is one of the most iconic and sought-after alpine-style routes in the UK, located on Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Britain (1,345 m / 4,413 ft). It offers a long, dramatic climb and is often described as Scotland’s finest mountaineering route. However in reality it's one of many, but certainly the finest way of reaching the top of Ben Nevis!

🧗 Overview

• Location: North Face of Ben Nevis, Scotland

• Length: ~600 meters of climbing

• Grade:

  • Summer: Difficult (rock climbing grade), suitable for confident scramblers with experience of long scrambles.

• Style: Long alpine-esque ridge.

  
  

🏔️ History

• First climbed in 1892 by Norman Collie and Godfrey Solly, pioneers of Scottish Mountaineering.

• Tower Ridge was a major stepping stone in the development of climbing in the UK.

• Still considered a benchmark for mountaineering skill and judgment, especially in winter.

  
  

Wind & Rain on Tower Ridge Ben Nevis. A film by Craig Bloxham.

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