Archive for Ben Nevis
Salomon Skyline Scotland day!
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags An Gearasdan, Aonach More, Ben Nevis, Bridge of Orchy, Carn Mor Dearg, Fort William, Glen Nevis, Glencoe, Highlands, Jacobite 100, Kinlochleven, Mamores, munroes, Rannoch Moor, Ring of Steall, running, Salomon, Salomon Skyrace Scotland, Scotland, Steall, trail running, ultratrail on September 20, 2025 by xi'an
les naufragés d’Angolon
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags Ben Nevis, Cluses, crampons, French Alps, Haut-Giffre, L'Équipe, Martigny, Pointe d'Angolon, Ring of Steall, Samoëns, ultratrail, video on August 16, 2025 by xi'anOver the vacation break, I watched this video of testimonies from survivors of Haut-Giffre ultra-trail, on 15 June 2024, when weather turns deadly on the most dangerous section of the race, down from Angolon Peak, 2090m, between Cluses, France, and Martigny, Switzerland. Several trailers slipped on the steep, muddy slope and crashed into rocks. One of them did not survive his injuries, despite the support of other trailers. In a place and under conditions where no emergency service could have made a difference. I was a wee bit surprised at hearing that one of the Ben Nevis trail runs got cancelled by the organisers last year (?), despite remembering a death on the Ring of Steall the very day we rounded it (and having turned back on enough mountain climbs), but this video is slamming the fact in my face to never again wonder. One error of the organisers of the Haut-Giffre ultra-trail was to have waited much too long before cancelling the races. Another one was not imposing crampons in the compulsory gear.
avalanche on the Ben…
Posted in Statistics with tags Ben Nevis, Glencoe, Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team, helicopter rescue, Highlands, mountain climbing, mountain rescue, Scotland on March 12, 2019 by xi'an
Wow! [#2]
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running with tags bad weather, Ben Nevis, Buachaille, Curved Ridge, Devil's Ridge., Glencoe, Highlands, Kilian Jornet, Lochaber, Mamores, Ring of Steall, Salomon, Scotland, skyline, ultratrail on September 17, 2018 by xi'an
Glen Coe Salomon SkyRace [sept. 16-18, 2016]
Posted in Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags Ben Nevis, Glen Nevis, Glencoe, Kinlochleven, munroes, Ring of Steal, Salomon, Scotland, skyrace on February 14, 2016 by xi'an
After pondering a (little) while about whether or not joining the Skyline Scotland races, I decided to register for the Ring of Steall skyrace! It is a 25km trail run starting from Kinlochleven and going over the five Munroes of the Ring of Steall facing Ben Nevis, as well as down to Glen Nevis in the middle. Not as impressive as the Glen Coe skyrace the day after, with its 52km and 4600m positive differential!
I climbed this ridge in Winter with Jérôme Accardo (twice) and Peter Green (once), in the most beautiful day I ever had when mountaineering in Scotland. The route should be easier in September with (hopefully!) no ice or snow… although one never knows!
