Dog on summit of Ben Lomond, 3116 feet, Scotland

Introduction

This evening, I am reprising a winter-time ascent of local mountain, Ben Lomond.

Information on the Ben Lomond ascent

I took advantage of an ideal combination of weather conditions. Key elements comprised bright sunlight, no precipitation, minus 2 C temperature, negligible wind and a light covering of snow.

Ben Lomond is located to the east of Loch Lomond, a 24 mile/39 km long lake, about 30 miles north of Glasgow. The mountain reaches a height of 3116 feet/ 950 metres. Scottish mountains exceeding 3000 feet in height are known as ‘Munros’.

Ascents of the mountain usually start at Rowardennan, about half way along Loch Lomond on the east side. I went up by the sharp, steep route known as the Ptarmigan (named after a bird).Then descended via the slightly easier going main route. The round trip took about seven hours and proved very satisfying with multiple photo opportunities, as illustrated below.

Video clip of Ben Lomond and Loch Lomond taken near summit on main route up.

Loch Lomond from near summit

View south from near peak

Peak from Ptarmigan Route

Loch Lomond from west side of mountain.

Icicles on mountainside

Loch Lomond-North with Mountains

Video clip of Loch Lomond and mountains to west taken from Ptarmigan route

Ptarmigan Route

View of Tarbet and West of Scotland Mountains

Climbers ascending Ptarmigan Route

Loch Lomond from Ptarmigan Route

Loch Lomond from Ptarmigan Route

Inverbeg and Loch Lomond from Rowardennan, Scotland.

More Information on Loch Lomond, Scotland

For more information on Loch Lomond and other scenic sites in Scotland refer Visitors’ Guide to Scotland, ISBN 978-1-9161332-0-4. This book is also available via Kindle.