Wind and rain on Tower Ridge, Ben Nevis, Scotland.

Ascent of Tower Ridge, north face of Ben Nevis.
challenging weather conditions with high winds and heavy rain.

[@00jim]

Epic footage Guys, well done👍

[@FissionChips]

A great video but the most amazing aspect to me was that Ben Nevis is, or seems to be, a pile of rocks, one on top of another and each covered in fissures!

[@louiskennedy9161]

Thank you for the good day out Craig and Ian! Also thanks for putting this together Craig! - Louis from Kennedy Mountaineering.

[@landhopper4296]

Quite a video! You guys did really well. Your guide is amazingly calm but I suppose this is his “office”! I like the music.

[@craigbloxham8328]

@@landhopper4296 Thank you. Our guide Louis was amazing. Making us feel safe to the summit 👍

[@jamesallison2606]

Terror? First done this route 40 something years ago. I also down climbed it after doing Observatory Ridge Direct, and solo'd it on another trip, but by far the best time on the ridge was a winter ascent. Magnificent!

[@Sydopath]

You’re da superman!

[@apostatepaul]

Fabulous video. What a route!

[@petergilbert72]

Terror? I was terrified and I was just watching the vid 😂

[@mbthomas1979]

Excellent video mate 👍

[@craigbloxham8328]

Thanks Matt 👍🌊

[@YogaNorthernIreland]

Where is the joy in this 😮?

[@tomtom4405]

What??? I'm feeling miserable watching it because I'd LOVE to be there right now. What part of this video doesn't look fantastic to you?

[@carole_lynnebaron5388]

Beautiful but yikes!! Thank you for the adventure. ❤🇨🇦

[@craigbloxham8328]

Thank you Carole 👍

[@EJM-lr3jx]

Top guy Louis 🙏

[@craigbloxham8328]

Top guy indeed 💪

[@charlesrobert9527]

Great video, well done.

[@craigbloxham8328]

@@charlesrobert9527 Thank you 🙂

[@kevinw1129]

Try doing it in Winter!😂

[@craigbloxham8328]

Next winter for sure 🏔️😀👍

[@robertpeters5278]

@@craigbloxham8328 one of my first big winter routes ( about 40yrs ago ). Conditions were superb, and we were virtually able to walk across Tower Gap as it was well banked with snow/ ice. Eastern Traverse is even more impressive when you can see what is below! You will love it, I think.

[@craigbloxham8328]

@@robertpeters5278 Sounds superb Robert. I can just visualise it now in the snow. I was disappointed we didn't get the views. I would definitely do it again, hopefully in dryer clearer conditions 👍

[@tullochgorum6323]

@@craigbloxham8328 A lot depends on the conditions. On our winter ascent the top pitches were covered in black verglas and pretty sketchy, even though we normally climbed at a higher standard. Retreat at the end of a long day would be nasty, so you'll want to ask the locals about conditions before you commit.

[@leegosling]

Do it in winter, then reflect it was originally done in winter with hobnails and single axe, and they did The Tower by the western traverse rather than the easier eastern traverse normally climbed these days. Norman Collie, Godfrey, Solley & J Collier climbing as a three in tweeds in 1894.😮

[@JimReid-cb8lx]

For those with low self preservation instinct.

[@markalanshaw4950]

My stomach is churning just watching this! Makes my Liathach excitement a bit tame in comparison, well done boys! A great if not terrifying video! Cheers Mark!

[@craigbloxham8328]

@@markalanshaw4950 🙂👍

[@MichaelWallace-k5y]

How long does the walk up to the part where you hit the scree/ climbing part take?

[@airbornevisuals2818]

depends how fast you go, its 1hour 45 to the CIC hut and 20 mins or so to the start of Tower Ridge.

[@Kiestaff85]

Cracking video Craig, not an easy task by the looks of it, I’ve yet to take this on. Stellar effort 👍🏻 You have a new sub, I’ll be uploading content my self this summer from around the lakes so feel free to keep an eye for like minded content. 👍🏻

[@craigbloxham8328]

@@Kiestaff85 Cheers Kieran. Put TR on your list. Will keep an eye out for your content. Have a good summer 👍

[@paulmitchell5349]

Clickbait title. Nice climb however.

[@Sydopath]

There are 2 joys 1. I did it sept 22 and the joy is telling people 2. I got a completely satisfying bowel evacuation when halfway across the ridge

[@petermaling943]

Excellent work, thank you so much. If I had one suggestion it would be to lose the music, which for me robs the action of its genuine suspense and reality. With no visible guitarist up the mountain, it sounds really false to be hearing one. Nevertheless this is the best video of its type I’ve seen on KZbin. Thanks again all.

[@craigbloxham8328]

@@petermaling943 Thank you for your feed back Peter, it's much appreciated 🙏

[@petermaling943]

@@craigbloxham8328So glad you weren’t offended, Craig. Don’t worry - BBC, Channel 4 and ITV usually get it wrong also :) If I was forced to put music on your video, I would probably go for something from John Carpenter, Halloween or Escape from New York maybe. Or maybe some video game stuff like doom or doom2. Really suspenseful. But - you’ve got real sound to die for with the wind, rain and cracking Geordie voices, the kna’s.

[@craigbloxham8328]

@petermaling943 I quite like the laid back guitar music Peter combined with the more suspense tone at the end. I guess it's a case of personal taste at the end of the day, the kna's like. 🙂 👍

[@sprecklesville]

Confused the heck out me how your guide managed to jump ahead of you at Tower Gap and belay you out of it, until I realised there was another guide - where was he/she hiding!?!? 🤣

[@craigbloxham8328]

Only the one guide. Can't remember how Louis bridged the gap as my mind was on getting across myself. Louis was incredible, keeping us safe all the way to the top 🙌

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Try it in full winter conditions. Then a white out.

[@ruperttristanblythe7512]

Try doing it blindfolded

[@duneideann9241]

NAH !!

[@MichaelWallace-k5y]

How long does the walk up to the part where you hit the scree/ climbing part take?

[@craigbloxham8328]

@MichaelWallace-k5y About 2 hours walk in to the scree and start of the climb Michael. Start to finish took us approx 11 hours !