Welcome to Hilladventures climbing, navigation coaching and guiding throughout the year.
Ben Nevis - Mountain Track
winter Ben Nevis
The Mountain Track, the easiest route which should not be underestimated starts just above sea level and climbs up to the Halfway Lochan and then up the mountain to reach the vast moon-like andesite lava plateau. It's not over there though, a short walk along the plateau avoiding the shear cliffs of the North face and Gardyloo gully and you'll reach the summit, with its trig point and the ruins of the observatory which were manned 24 hours a day, year round between 1883 and 1904.
Summer
Coich Nose Apple Cross
Scotland has some of the best rock climbing in the UK in the most beautiful locations. From climbing in Glen Coe on the Fantastic Rannoch wall on the iconic Buachaille Etive Mor to secluded Glens and Highland outcrops. If you want to be guided up a classic route or you are trying rock climbing for the first time, moving from climbing wall to outside or just want to move your climbing on we can help you progress.
Winter Skills
Cairngorms
Winter brings additional challenges to the Scottish mountains, which offer some of the most beautiful and challenging walking country in Europe. Snow, ice and quickly changing weather conditions can find the hill walker subjected to the additional challenges of wind, cold and blizzards on the high plateaus of the Cairngorms and the jagged peaks of the west.
“Pockets of snow now traversed our path here and there, until eventually the track was completely indiscernible. The entire top third of the mountain was whitewashed in ice/snow and shrouded in icy cold clouds. From here on, we entrusted our lives to Kris and his well-honed skills & instincts.”