Working for Girls on Hills.
Trail running day
12 clients.
Report:
The day went well, however it was very hot, reaching 23 degrees on the summit with no wind or clouds.
Careful attention managing peoples water in take and food was really key. Knowing and briefing the group of the last water re-fills, and then managing people across the ridge made for a very interesting day.
We started at lower falls car park, ran to the top car park and along to steall falls, doing the ring of steall clockwise.
I turned 1 client around after she fell of the wire bridge and grazed her arm, we continued to just beneath the first summit when i noticed a limb getting continuously worse, she was accompanied by one other woman who decided the heat was to much for her ability.
although i could have continued with the one client i turned around, if she were to have further issues along the ridge i could not afford to loose my one other guide due to ratio's but she would have to be accompanied due to the scrambling terrain, therefore i had to be quite stern in my decision making.
This was later appreciated by her when she got back down to find she had bruised herself quite considerable.
Area :
Ben Nevis (Fort William To Loch Leven)
This area covers the mountains between Fort William, Loch Leven (to the south) and Loch Treig (to the east). The area includes Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg, The Mamores, The Aonachs and The Grey Corries. An impressive 20 Munros are split equally by Glen Nevis and the waters of Abhainn Rath. Relatively accessible from the A82, these mountains hold some classic walking and climbing routes such as The Ring of Steall in the Mamores and Point Five Gully on Ben Nevis. Includes all major peaks above 600m.
