Climbing Ben Nevis - Scotland's Highest Mountain

[@HammyHamster-c2r]

Great vid. 👍 The view from the top is more than worth the effort. Our family went up the day before mid-summers day 5yrs ago, and there was snow on the top.

[@ARG-Travel]

Great video, thank you for sharing, the views look amazing, definitely on our list of mountains to hike up very soon!

[@ladyliberty417]

Beautiful!! Walked partway a long time ago, unforgettable!! Thank you so much for taking us along - what a country🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❣️

[@davidcreager1945]

What absolutely Beautiful views ! Thanks for sharing ! 🇺🇲 / 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Emma-Jayne]

Breathtaking and carrying us was more than usual 😂 thank you for that ride Robert ❤

[@jodifinnegan4453]

The view was amazing! Even with the clouds! (I would need an oxygen bar😂😂😂)

[@sharonm3677]

Incredible climb Robert! Really appreciate that you kept the video going. Beautiful footage of the land from up there. The beauty that Scotland has just leaves me breathless. You’re such a good sport to do these things and bring us with you while giving us the history alongside the beautiful rugged scenery that nature created. Thanks so much Robert and good luck with the 10k. ❤❤

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you! 🙂

[@bigblue6917]

This brought a smile to my face. We had a holiday to Llandudno in the third week in June which included a trip up Snowdon by train, being able to walk it is something which passed us by some years ago. At the top we got off the train, headed through the cafe and out the other door with the view to climbing the last bit to the top. As you found with Ben Nevis there was a cue, the bit that made me smile, and as the temperature was a whole 6C we headed back to the cafe for a hot coffee. As we were close enough to the top as makes little difference we decided that was good enough for us. The last laugh goes to the weather which reached 22C on the way home.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Reminded me of the pictures of the queue on Everest (little less extreme maybe) 😂

[@mendo35]

I don't think I could make it to the half way loch let alone the peak so well done.

[@joycefuller9177]

beutiful view! congratulations on making it to the top and back down!

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@doertemink9105]

Thank you for taking me along!

[@scotlandunplugged]

One of my less well filmed videos but fun to do!

[@doertemink9105]

@scotlandunplugged Don't underestimate yourself, you do a fine job. I wouldn't be able to do the same!!!! It's always a pleasure .

[@DrewHall-un8sn]

Thanks Robert, would it be out of line since, "it's a long way to the top," to do an episode on AC/DC. Bon Scott, Angus, and Malcolm Young, are from Scotland. It's not the older history, but still Scotland.

[@robertamity3563]

The High lands look beautiful Scotland Unplugged, 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿/🇺🇸 !

[@scotlandunplugged]

They’re not half bad 🙂

[@robertamity3563]

@@scotlandunplugged

[@patriciadunaway3894]

Wow, beautiful, thanks the the views

[@suzanne721]

The views are breathtaking. Thank you!

[@patriciamccormack7626Teashee]

Aww well done Robert 👍 It's a great achievement and feeling after your leg's and hair return to normal😂 The views are stunning 😍 Hae a Gid Yin Robert and family ❤

[@scotlandunplugged]

Haha. No hairdryer required.

[@haggielady]

Ah, The Nevis Inn. My grandkids and I stayed there, hoping to climb the next day. Needless to say, it turned cold and rained buckets the next day. And the day after. We gave it up. I wish we could have done it. The views you showed were awesome. You're so lucky to live in Scotland, one of the most beautiful places on earth. Good luck on the 10k!

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you! I love the Nevis Inn. A lot of good memories 🙂

[@budbundy364]

Great scenery... wow ❤ thanks for sharing 👍

[@JD-zt3nr]

So glad you are back from holiday. Missed your videos. Thanks for the beautiful climb. ❤❤

[@herstoryswitness]

I was in my 30s, very fit, used to climbing high mountains with low oxygen but Ben Nevis beat me! The cold wind coming down in summer, (and I don't remember a path), got me halfway up. Thanks for taking me to the top, Robert!

[@scotlandunplugged]

Ah, sounds like you were on one of the more complicated routes! 😎

[@herstoryswitness]

@@scotlandunplugged Thanks for your kindness and generosity 😁

[@curtwright4740]

All so gorgeous.

[@Feline_Frenzy53]

Oh my, Robert, you can see Norway from the top? I wouldn't have imagined. How fantastic! Gorgeous scenery. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@scotlandunplugged]

You can see a good chunk of Scotland but Norway is a bit too far away. That’s the next highest point though. (Always wanted to go there) 😎

[@scotlandunplugged]

You can see a good chunk of Scotland but Norway is a bit too far away. That’s the next highest point though. (Always wanted to go there) 😎

[@mschoy1597]

Thank you for waking up early for us! 😁 While I am still in BED!

[@scotlandunplugged]

Think I set a couple of alarms 🙂

[@annrn6148]

​@@scotlandunplugged😂😂😂 After working 37 yrs as a night shift nurse, I also have to set several alarms😅

[@nenaelliott8058]

Thanks Robert... I thoroughly enjoyed the video. .. what beautiful scenery. I'll have to watch this one over and over... And share it with everyone I know. Do me a favor.. smile more often. It's a good look on you. 👍😇❤️🙃😉🤪

[@scotlandunplugged]

Haha. I’ll try. Thank you!

[@pamelalarkinmissdivinity]

Well done! 💕✨️

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@NancyH-c61]

This was fabulous! Really enjoyed this video! Saw Ben Nevas through the clouds, last year…kind of glad I didn’t have time to attempt to hike it🤪well done, Robert!😊❤️🇨🇦

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@annebell7274]

Awwww great. Now I can say ive been to the top of Ben Nevis...... aye OK, that would be fibbing 😂😂😂 Well done. WELL DONE. That was amazing to see. The zig zags, gee whizz. Good Luck with the Men's 10k. 👍👍👍💛💯💯💯💛👍👍👍

[@scotlandunplugged]

😂 thank you! 🙂

[@bronwentillman8385]

You are braver than I, dear! I'm only 2 years older than you, but ol' Arthur-itis has taken over! Lol! My joints were aching in thought and spirit! Beautiful view! Scotland is tops on my bucket list!

[@scotlandunplugged]

My knees are still feeling it 😂

[@bronwentillman8385]

@@scotlandunplugged I can imagine! Get some rest and take care of yourself!

[@EmeraldVideosNL]

Awesome!

[@danaridings6387]

Such beautiful views!!

[@jiylees]

I climbed Ben Nevis back in 1992 when I was 16 and I am so jealous of the views you had! Despite in being June, the snow was deep on the surface and the view all around was the same as your view of the north face! We literally saw nothing 😂 I almost fell down the gulley through a snow cornice as I couldn’t see the shape of the summit due to the snow and I hadn’t checked the map. Thankfully our expedition leader spotted me in time and screamed at me to stop 😅 I guess the main positive for us was that we only passed one guy and his dog, then a group of 3 around a quarter of the way up who were all headed back down due to the weather. It was so so cold, to this day I have never felt cold like it. One girl in our team was suffering from hypothermia by the quarter way point and half our group turned back. Only 6 of us made it to the top. The rest of the climb we didn’t see another soul and had the whole summit to ourselves. We had a good rest in the shelter before heading back down and didn’t see a single person on the route back. I’ve climbed many mountains but the great Ben was tiring! So so many false summits! It seemed endless! But I’d love to have made it back up on a better day but poor health got in the way, so I’ll always be grateful I made it up when I did. Thanks for sharing the epic views 😊

[@angicatron8512]

Just beautiful!! Keep running 👍🏻

[@arthurgordon6072]

Did this climb 37 years ago. Couldn't even contemplate it now! Thanks for the memories.

[@sarahhunter1114]

Stunning!

[@cathyagain5841]

Fantastic journey climbing up and returning safely to the bottom. The scenery is magnificent. Thank you for exerting yourself for our entertainment.

[@kathleenmuller306]

Loved the hike my friend!❤ K

[@annrn6148]

While the climb may have taken you breath, the vista's were breathtakingly beautiful. Thank you for taking us along.

[@lillybell6024]

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@camerongibson6342]

Great video Robbie of the Ben you can’t beat the views Scotland at its best, and you did have great weather.

[@scotlandunplugged]

The temperature was great. Came back looking a bit like a lobster though 😂

[@DesireeReeves-c7x]

So freaking beautiful. Thank you for taking us along and trying to talk through the hike 😂

[@monicab204]

I will need to put this trek on my to do list. The view looks fabulous! ❤

[@scotlandunplugged]

It’s good when the cloud isn’t too low! It can be a bit foggy on the top 🙂

[@giannabarrow7764]

Wow!!! What a climb! Thanks for takings us with you! The views are amazing!!!

[@stoker1931jane]

Thank you for taking us along with you, on this "breath-taking" beautiful climb. 02:40 - I grew up in a Dutch "flat-lander" mountain climbing Family. We would spend our long Summer Vacations in the European Alps. And the first thing you "learn" (pick up) as a mountaineer/mountain climber, when you climb steep mountain paths is: 'bringing down' your walking SPEED!! We "flat-landers" walk just too fast. But the Mountain 'locals' keep to a much lower walking & climbing speed. In the early days, I as "flat-lander", would race past the 'Local' climbers, but got tired and exhausted so much more quickly... At that point the (slower walking) 'Locals' would catch up and overtake me/us and ~beat us~ getting to the top😅. So maybe a tip for the next time: set your own pace and walk at a speed that can be more easily maintained✌🏻😌. 05:24 maybe keep your energy up by slowly letting dark "cooking" chocolate or special fruit-sugar tablets melt in your mouth. Giving you slow-release energy. And please keep hydrating yourself slowly, even when you don't feel "thirsty". A climbing body needs a lot of dehydration. 05:50 YES!! Most ACCIDENTS happen "on the way down" (most people DIE descending Mount Everest!!). And you gave all the, correct, 'reasons' for why this is happening. I hope you can keep enjoying climbing & waking in Scotland for many more years to come. I really miss (and often took for granted) being out in rugged Nature, now that I'm "city-bound" due to advanced MS. 👋🏻🇳🇱☺️

[@scotlandunplugged]

The Alps sound fantastic. I’m very keen to go there one day. I was lucky enough to live in Holland for a couple of months and enjoyed that too. Thanks for the tips! 🙂

[@stoker1931jane]

Indeed dear@@scotlandunplugged, the Alps in Europe are beautiful and offer such a wide variety of very different landscapes (and present very different climbing challenges). I hope that, one day, your holiday destination dream can come true. It can be so expensive leaving for/traveling to 'the Continent', with family/children. The same was true for my Parents who wanted to visit GB as a Family, but never did. Till they were able to do it as a retired couple. That sounds intriguing 🤔😉 "having lived in Holland", for a couple of months. (I did the same thing back in 1993 going to England for several months - years later I made it up to Scotland). It's always a privilege to be able to sample different cultures in this way. ✌🏻

[@mmcclung64]

thank you for the name check, too! next time my wife stalks you into the Canon's Gait and calls you Shawn.... well now she should know better 🤣

[@scotlandunplugged]

Hahaha. Was good to meet you! Sorry I looked so confused. I was about to sneak into an author event in the basement an hour late 🙂

[@jared1870]

Thanks Robert. I consider watching this as my exercise for the day.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Haha. Fair!

[@bethotoole6569]

I've been waiting for your next expedition! Glad you made it through...

[@scotlandunplugged]

I do love an expedition 😂

[@jackadoddle]

My mate lived in Fort William and was a shinty referee, his warm up in the morning before a game was to run up and down Ben Nevis . A tough highlander 👏

[@airidasiliauskaite8334]

Last year i went there and lady who had Airbnb, said that she runs up and down it from Fort William, through North face of Ben Nevis, down the Pony trail and Cows Hill back home, and i died insude few times while walking up and down the mountain 😂

[@pamelaquirke4059]

Beautiful scenery. Really enjoyed this. Well done Robert and Good Luck with the 10k. You possibly didn’t have enough fluids hence the stomach cramps. A thought for next time 👍😄

[@scotlandunplugged]

I think I overdid the porridge consumption as well 😂

[@RossMcKie]

Great video again. Good luck in the 10k old yin 😂👍

[@scotlandunplugged]

Haha. Cheers! Distance is fine. The time might be questionable 😅

[@Rogue_runner]

Thanks for the cool video! Me and a friend hoping to climb for the first time in October 😊

[@Serenity07-10]

Loved this just wonderfully told as always with your videos..

[@peggycrain532]

You are fabulous!!!

[@chrissaltmarsh6777]

That took me back a few years. Some history as well. Thanks. I found the walk rather dull - completely socked in - but Glen Nevis, to Steall Falls and the Ring of Steall is magic. I have been there often; the Ben, not.

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

What a splendid view! Thanks and good luck with your 10k 😊

[@Zedxrgal313]

So gorgeous. Best of luck on the 10k Robert.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@elizabethlawrie3459]

My son did the west highland way and climbed Nevis on his last day five years in a row, absolutely loved it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SAOR ALBA

[@NorthernHybrid]

As a history geek from Sweden i love this type of videos🤩

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@Sgtklark]

I recall in that British TV show, Connections, that Ben Nevis played a part in the development of the atomic bomb.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Interesting. I didn’t know that 😳

[@stephenoran2019]

Very cool! Good luck on your 10K!

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thanks, Stephen!

[@cindyrissal3628]

Naw...the accidents that happen on the way down are because everyone's so busy enjoying that incredible view, they don't look where they're going.😅 I could sit up there all day & just stare...WOW...😊

[@colebeans3145]

So cool

[@Cchapman2780]

Great channel! Glad the Hoof GP sent me to this channel!

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you!

[@Zaephyrs]

Tired, sore, and cold, getting a gorgeous view -- sign me up! (I could be in better shape too)

[@guss2099]

The hard part is not going up, it’s the going down with those massive rocks in some places that put a strain on the knees. Went there a few months ago and still feeling the pain every so often. It turned out that I have weak side ligaments and they gave up 10 minutes down. Took me 3:45hs up and 5:30hs down, but was worth it. Very pretty and there was still some snow up in the summit.

[@BoadiceanRevenge]

I lived and worked in Glencoe and the surrounding areas about 15 years ago and it is beautiful! Sadly the hotel I worked in was not! It was owned by a hotel chain based in England who neglected the upkeep of the building as well as the very hard working staff! 🙏⚖️🙏🕊️🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@scotlandunplugged]

It’s a place I never get tired of! 🙂

[@Roo2Cat]

You got lucky with the weather. Not so lucky with the number of tourists, almost as crowded as Princes Street. 😅

[@scotlandunplugged]

Not far off at points 😂

[@lorifromtemeculaca426]

LOVE that HEART shaped cloud around 6:28

[@scotlandunplugged]

Ah, good spot!

[@juniorcj82]

5:29, I knew it would be. 😎

[@doriWyo]

I live at 7000 feet, 2133 meters, in the Rocky Mountains of the USA. People who come to visit sometimes get altitude sickness.

[@scotlandunplugged]

I can imagine. Nevis is only 4,413 feet

[@RedRamble.]

Love Ben Nevis :)

[@scotlandunplugged]

Me too (sometimes 😂)

[@saorsa5]

There is many ways to climb the ben especially north face some amazing routes this is only the tourist path for walkers .

[@electromoshi]

Amazing! Im beginning im hiking and have been doing quite short ones compared to ben nevis, do you think I can also climb this one? How hard is it for someone like me? (my biggest was doing Arthur's seat in Endinburgh)

[@Terry_Fritz]

Looking out my back door I see Ben Lomond on the skyline; not the Scottish one but the one in Tasmania. Must have been a few homesick Scots around here early on because the North and South Esk flow from there into Launceston and become the Tamar so there must have been some Devon people too. The local highway authority insists on putting "South/North Esk River" on the bridge signs which makes me feel like slapping somebody.

[@scotlandunplugged]

Haven’t climbed the one in Tasmania but the original is pretty spectacular (and you can run back down to save time) 🙂

[@mjdossett7343]

Great video! What is Ben Nevis elevation at the top? Did you say? I'd like to try hiking up!

[@scotlandunplugged]

Thank you! It's 4413 feet above sea level.

[@MyDadBodDays]

“90% of statistics are made up on the spot” had my head spinning

[@Kilimanjarooo]

5:47 What he's quoting is the figure that actually 80% of mountain climbing accidents happen on the descent... for Mt. Everest. Obviously a lower figure for other, less dangerous mountains, but it is still very much true that descending is far more dangerous than ascending.

[@jamiefairlie4837]

i walked up this and sledged down it on my back pack god knows where on the hill but it was so fun i tried going back up again to re sledge down it again but had to just go down anyway but best thing of all would love to re do this hill again i wouldnt say its a mountain mostly a hill

[@runningaroundtheuk7971]

I walked up Ben Nevis in June

[@IrishMedievalHistory]

739 likes and only 12k over 3 mouths. What is the KZbin algorithm on?

[@dannyboy7289]

Can you take dogs up there mate 🤔

[@scotlandunplugged]

Yeah, I saw a few dogs up there this time. The path definitely helps. Saw everything from a spaniel up to a husky.

[@dannyboy7289]

@@scotlandunplugged fantastic thanks, I have 7 cockers so that should keep them busy for a day

[@mmtot]

What accent is that??

[@chrisschepper9312]

If you are moderately fit, it's not very hard. Just dress right, pack a snack/ hydration and take your time.

[@philmckenna5709]

@chrisschepper9312 Yeah. It's a strenuous walk, that's all 🙄

[@katanoisshkiTRV]

American call rugby football,and British call this high..

[@williemacbeth]

There is no climbing involved. you just walk, you know one foot in front of the other

[@handsome_man69]

How many die climbing ben nevis per year?