The final summit of the Three Peaks: Ben Nevis

Completing the 'Three Peaks' (reaching the summits of Snowdon, Scafell and Ben Nevis) is quite an achievement for many hillwalkers, so for a small group of Year 8s from S. Anslem's Prep School in Derbyshire to complete this undertaking is a fantastic achievement!

I was working for West Coast Mountain Guides, and along with teachers John and Helen, we accompanied an enthusiastic team of 8 up Ben Nevis, and in very good time too, 7 hours up and down, which is quicker than many adult teams!  We encountered a reasonable amount of fresh snow towards the summit, and in places it was mid-calf deep!  We were lucky to have the summit cairn to ourselves, despite probably close to 70 people milling about the summit ruins.  It certainly wasn't a day to hang about on the summit, so after a quick congratulations, photo and bite to eat, we swiftly descended back down to Glen Nevis.  A very impressive achievement for the 8 young mountaineers from S. Anslem's Prep School, let's hope that they've caught the mountaineering bug, and find their way back up the Highlands again soon!

S. Anslem's Prep School on the roof of the UK