The team at the start: mom, Ms. T, David, Sharon, Chris, Dad, Steven, Cliff and VIP Fei.
Aint no fence that can keep Fei out.
Cliff entertains the ladies.
Our first whisky of the trip
Unfortunately dad wasn't with us at this point to describe the details of the waste water treatment plant.
Interesting rock formations below Gartness bridge
The oldest licensed pub in Scotland.
The fault dividing the highlands from the lowlands
Steven always struggled to keep up
Which one is the VIP now?
Mom roughing it.
Happy to have made it to Rowardennan - end of day 2
Steven cracks out the champagne for dad's 60th birthday
Fields of wild Foxglove
Perfect picnic spot at Inversnaid hotel - still along Loch Lomond
Day 3, and tensions are definitely building within the team.
Tricky going in the afternoon
A tight squeeze
A nice stop at the beach
We finally reach the end of the path along loch lomond
Into the beautiful rolling hills
What are you looking at?
Hills in the mist after dinner. The scenery all trip was spectacular.
The Drover's Inn
The team reaches the half-way point of the trip
A perfect picnic spot...
...for the mdges
The king and queen? Two very important people, anyway.
Celebrating David's birthday with some Jaffa cakes in the Bridge of Orchy train station
Frequent changes into and out of our rain gear.
Possibly the windiest spot in Scotland!
Surprisingly the 3 pound umbrella breaks down.
Getting tired of walking through Rannoch Moor
Karen shows Theresa how the Germans do it.
Fei shows her T-dot style.
The rocks look like this because of the fault line that passes through.
Enjoying a break in Rannoch Moor
Buachaille Etive Mor (the great herdsman)
A few deer were around the hotel - they actually prevent trees from growing
Truly soaked when we got to the Kings House Hotel
The view down the devil's staircase
Theresa builds a wind break at the top of the Devil's Staircase
Lunch
The blisters were almost as big as my toes by the end!
Another light breakfast to start our day.
A beautiful start to the day
You know you're having a good vacation when it is used as a military training exercise
Getting close!
Theresa running out of steam.
Watch out! Mr. Bean's nemesis.
We made it!
Photo extravaganza at the end of the way
Karen shares some Glengoyne whiskey
Representing
Off to conquer Ben Nevis
After an hour, we found the ninja route up Ben Nevis
Hmm, doesn't look too close from here
Sharon points out where we came from
Cliff has his own personalized energy bars.
Shelter before the final push. Cliff, of course, kept talking through the picture
Into the heavens
Sheer drops hidden by the snow and mist
Surprisingly greeted by remnants of the old weather station at the top.
Not quite fast enough...
The five tallest people in Britain, at that moment.
And on the 8th day of hiking, Cliff said for the Sun to break through the clouds.
...and it was so beautiful it brought him to tears.
The stone of council. Unfortunately it didn't offer any advice or turn even once.
A healthy finish to the trip...
All done - leaving Fort William
Unfortunatley there weren't any takers for the Herbert Love.
