BEN LOMOND (3194')

Based on the Log book entry from Glip's personal log

14th October 1995       Ben Lomond (3194')

Leaders

Glip, Ian Banks and Kenneth Montgomery (Monty)

Scouts   

Stuart Banks, Andy Nolan, Gary Over, Malcolm Sykes, Mark Williams, David Watson, Andrew Sutherland and Craig Lindsay

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Weather

Cloudy and dry. Mild and warm at low elevations. Chilly westerly wind and damp mist on the summit.

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Transport

Two cars (Glip and Ian Banks)

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Report

The started with Monty sleeping in such that he had to be picked up from his house.

We drove to the usual car park and ascended the main path with Malcolm performing far better than he did the previous weekend. The log states that he liked 'to be pulled up by holding on to his rucksack strap'.

We descended via Ptarmigan, but th views were disappointing since the weather never really cleared properly. We also forgot to take a camera so we had to make do with a sketch*.

As usual, we celebrated at the bottom with rabbits droppings and eagles blood.**

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Subsequent notes

* The sketch has not been tracked down to date

** Sun Maid raisins and Irn Bru