Form 6 conquer Ben Nevis

Form 6 recently returned from a fabulous trip to Glencoe Outdoor Centre, Fort William where they completed a gruelling challenge, climbing Ben Nevis!

The pupils arrived at Fort William after an 8 hour drive on Monday evening in high spirits and ready to face the UK’s highest Mountain. The pupils were split into two groups; the first group climbed on Tuesday and the second the following day.  The pupils take an alternative route to the ‘tourist route’ to the summit. It is a challenging climb and scramble to the top, however it was secluded, beautiful and most importantly fun! The weather conditions were not favourable but the pupils continued with determination. After a four hour climb in the rain, the summit was reached at approximately 1pm. The pupils had lunch at the summit and then descended through snow and rain in 2 ½ hours. This extremely impressive time was aided by several games of ’I-spy’ to distract them from the aching muscles!

Group 2 faced Ben Nevis on the Wednesday and they were lucky enough to have very little rain, completing the mountain in a similar time to Group 1. We even had a little visit from Mr Simpson in his jet aeroplane. Julia was very impressed with this!

Other activities that the pupils completed included kayaking, canyoning and sailing (for one lucky group). Although the canyoning was very cold, it was certainly a popular activity.

A fabulous experience was had by all and the teachers were extremely proud of the team work, determination and enthusiasm of all of the pupils. The Mountain Leaders were also very impressed with our students, who were an absolute pleasure to be with!