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If you are planning to attempt to walk up Ben Nevis this summer there are some interesting facts you might like to know. Standing at 1,344 metres high (or 4,408 feet) Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles, and as such is the major challenge for any UK climber or walker. It is also a challenge for people to get into the record books by attempting the climb in peculiar ways!
For the novice or non serious walker, once this peak has been achieved you can sit back and hang up your walking boots knowing that you have beaten the ultimate walk (as far as height is concerned, anyway).
Ben Nevis, translated from the Gaelic means ‘Mountain of Heaven’. The first recorded ascent was in 1771, and in 1883 the footpath and observatory were built all thanks to Clement Linley Wragge, nicknamed Inclement Wragge.
Ben Nevis Weather:
If you plan to walk up Ben Nevis you will find it hard to pick a day with perfect weather. The mountain summit is only clear on one day out of 10 on average. The old observatory records show 261 full gales per year, and 4,350 mm of rainfall, compared with less than half that amount in Fort William, the town at the foot of the Ben. The wettest month of the year is December. Only in April, May and June is the monthly rainfall less than 25 cm.
The AVERAGE temperature at the summit is one degree below freezing.
Deep snow lies all year in large pockets at the foot of the northern and northa east cliffs, and snow can fall in any month of the year.
Every year around 100,000 visitors find their way to the summit. Following the path on a summer’s day is a fairly safe way to the top, but going off the path or rock climbing can be very dangerous. In a five year period there were 13 deaths on the mountain. Although most averagely fit people can reach the top safely, it is not a walk in the park, and common sense safety precautions should be followed.
Check the weather before you set out!
Always make sure someone knows you are going to climb the mountain so they can raise the alarm if you do not return!
Keep to the path!
Meteorologists on Ben Nevis:
Wragge was a meteorologist who climbed Ben Nevis every day to collect weather information. Wragge would collect information from various points on the way up and down the mountain, and his wife would collect readings from their home at sea level. His journey took him four hours to reach the top, and he was away from home for around 11 hours per day. From the 1st June 1881 to the 14th October 1882, and for a similar period in 1882 Wragge climbed the mountain every day without fail. In 1883 sufficient funds were raised to build the path and the 13 foot square room with 10 foot thick walls which was to be the Observatory. To help raise the funds walkers using the path were charged 1 shilling (5p in modern money), and 3 shillings if they were on horseback. Permits could be bought from a shop in Fort William, or from a path maintenance man based at the half way hut.
By 1884 an office, two bedrooms and a visitor’s room was added to the observatory, together with a 30 foot tower (which would rise above the snow in the winter. The observatory was connected by telegraph, and later by phone to the Fort William Post Office. From 1884 to 1904, when funds ran out, the observatory was permanently manned and weather conditions were rigorously recorded. The normal summer shift at the summit was two months. They had fresh food in the summer. In the summer tinned food for nine months was taken up by horses, and coke, for fuel, was carried the same way.
To amuse themselves the staff of the observatory made sledges, used snow shoes and skis, and made an outdoor ping pong table out of frozen snow. They carved wood, and played the pipes, violin, flute, mandolin and accordion. One of their more alarming pastimes was to hurl large boulders over the cliffs so they could hear them rumble and crash into the glen below.
Temperance Hotel:
A small wooden hotel annexe was also opened, the Temperance Hotel, run by two young ladies who provided food and a bed during the summer months. They charged 3 shillings for lunch, and 10 shillings for tea, bed and breakfast. A fashionable way to ascend the mountain was by pony, and 21 shillings hired the pony and a guide.
In 1916 the hotel also closed, and the buildings gradually fell into disrepair, aided by fire, and climbers who in 1950 were seen stripping the lead from the roof and rolling it down the mountain.
Ben Nevis conquered by Car:
In 1911 a 20 horse-power Model T Ford was driving to the top of the mountain as a publicity stunt by the Ford agents in Edinburgh. Henry Alexander Jr, the son of the owner, was the driver. The car was not simply driven up the track – it involved 10 days of preparatory work finding and checking a driveable way to just the half way mark, and to put in bridging planks. It took three further days to drive the car to this point and just two more days to cover the stones and snow to the observatory. The car would sink axle deep in the boggy ground and would have to be hauled out by role. The ‘Daily Telegraph’ reported at the time that a false turn of the wheel would mean a fall which would have caused total destruction to the car, and certain death to the driver!
Me Alexander was feted as a hero when the car returned to Fort William. After the brakes were adjusted no other repairs were necessary, and the car was driven back to Edinburgh.
Mr Alexander seemed to enjoy his feat so much that he repeated it in 1928, this time in a Standard New Ford (Model A Ford). The last quarter of a mile was driven with four passengers.
Ben Nevis conquered by Bed:
In 1981 a group of Glasgow University medical students pushed a bed to the top – they were accompanied by the former newscaster Reginald Bosanquet (then 48) who collapsed 1000 feet up. He later recovered and was able to walk down.
Other weird ascents:
A man from Fort William pushed a wheelbarrow to the summit and back before 1911.
A horse and cart has also been driven to the top.
In September 1980 the kilted Kenneth Campbell of Ardgay, Ross-shire carried a barrel to beer to the top to raise funds for cancer research. The barrel had legs down either side so it could be put down on the ground whenever he needed a breather.
The same Kenny also carried a piano to the summit and back.
So, whilst your planning your walk or relaxing after having achieved it, just spare a thought for the man who climbed the mountain day after day to take readings at the observatory, or those who have attempted the climb in improbable circumstances. For me, once was enough to say I had done it. But maybe the tales of the endeavours above have inspired you…..?
Pat Ransom has walked both Snowden and Ben Nevis and encourages others to do the same on the website mountainwalk.co.uk mountainwalk.co.uk. Being a keen photographer the site is full of photos of both mountains and the surrounding areas.
My husband and I love going to RV shows. Our favorite is the Pomona RV show. In 2007 the show will be held at the Fairplex in Pomona, California from April 19th until the 22nd.
If you can free up the time you should attend. There will be dozens of RV dealers plus more than 100 suppliers of parts and accessories. This is a great place to meet like minded folks who love the RV lifestyle. This show is always a lot of fun and very informative.
You can bring your RV, trade it in and drive home in a brand new rig. This show is affordable, $6.00 for adults, $5.00 for seniors and children under 12 get in free. Parking is $8.00 for cars (per day) and RV parking is only $10.00.
The next Toronto Canada show takes place from Feb. 28th to March 4th 2007. This is also a don’t miss show. You will really enjoy it, we went last year.
We are planning to join our friends Jack and Nan at the Fort Lauderdale show next year. They claim it is even better than the Pomona show which I find hard to believe. Stay tuned, we will let you know.
Joe, another friend, and his wife really like the Dallas show and are planning to join us in California this year.
Whether you have a van camper, a motor coach or a pop-up camper you will enjoy motor home RV shows. You will see the newest model RV’s and all kinds of accessories. There will be sales reps for RV furniture, plumbing, replacement parts, electrical and plumbing supplies and just about any other RV parts and accessories you can imagine.
You can show off your RV to other RV’ers and admire theirs. Just like new cars, Rvers love to look at new rigs and all the latest amenities. It is fun. The Pomona show is where we were first introduced to WIFI.
My husband loves the shows. He can spend the whole time looking at the interiors and checking out where he could put his pocker table and the computer.
Even if you aren’t an Rv-er yet, I challenge you to attend the next show in your area. Don’t be surprised if you come away itching to jump in a rig and hit the road. A good RV salesman will suggest that you rent an RV and take a short trip of a few days your first time out, before you actually invest in an RV.
You need to be careful. Motor home RV shows have been known to infect attendees with a serious condition which causes victims to develop uncontrolled urges to hit the road in an RV.
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Nina is an expert freelance writer. She is a cake decorator and a certified naturopath. Presently she is happily RV-ing with her husband.
In 2001, the British government – and specifically its Department for Culture, Media and Sport – made it possible for most British museums to get rid of its turnstiles and open its doors to the public. With the help of government subsidies and a change in the tax law, the museums will only be charging fees for special exhibits. The rest of the collections will be free for all residents… and tourists.
Great Britain has a long, rich history, and vacationing in London means access to an overwhelming amount of highly entertaining museums for people of all ages. The Imperial War Museum, the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, the Victoria & Albert, the Theatre Museum, the National History Museum and the Science and Industry Museum are all vast storehouses of artifacts, displays and interactive exhibits that can fill an afternoon or an entire day.
Certain facilities (like the National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery, the Tate Galleries, and the British Museum) had been allowing fee-free entrance prior to the changes. But even attendance at those locations has increased in the years following the policy change.
During the November-April off-season (also the colder and rainier half of the year), these free museums are the perfect vacation destination. The majority of these venues offer meals, snacks and beverages, so you don’t even have to venture outside. If you can only hit the highlights, be sure to visit the following:
- the Rosetta Stone and the Elgin Marbles from the Parthenon at the British Museum
- the Blitz Experience and WWII planes and vehicles at the Imperial War Museum (as well as the sobering Holocaust Exhibition)
- the Dress Gallery at the V&A
- Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” and JMW Turner’s “The Fighting Temeraire” at the National Gallery
- any exhibit currently showing in the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern
