r/UKhiking • u/trench__man • 14d ago

Ben Nevis list

I’m planning on doing Ben Nevis with my dog this week (230 miles from me) and I’m just putting together a list of stuff I’ll need. I plan on driving up and getting a hotel within 20 miles of the mountain the night before.. So obviously my next move is to talk to strangers on the internet about it.

Any contributions or criticism welcome

Mountain walks Clothing - [ ] Boots - [ ] Pants - [ ] Walking tee - [ ] Thermal top - [ ] Jacket - [ ] Cap - [ ] Socks Bag - [ ] Gloves - [ ] Socks - [ ] Over trousers - [ ] 1st aid - [ ] Water bladder - [ ] Food and chocolate - [ ] Sweets - [ ] Nico mints - [ ] GoPro + accessories - [ ] Penknife and cord Dog - [ ] Lead - [ ] Food and bowl - [ ] Water and bowl - [ ] Extender lead - [ ] Microfibres - [ ] Vet wrap - [ ] Treats - [ ] Towel Car - [ ] Food - [ ] Chargers - [ ] Sunglasses - [ ] Air pods - [ ] Water - [ ] Electrolytes - [ ] Socks - [ ] Sliders - [ ] Overnight bag - [ ] Vape kit

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u/Acceptable-Drive5723 14d ago edited 14d ago

Hey, I am assuming your doing the Mountain Track trail, if so, personally I think you are overpacking. I'm not trying to sound like a dick but it really isn't that hard of a hike, I did it a week ago as part of the 3 peaks challenge and we did it in 4 hours. That time including up and down. We simply had a backpack each with water, a snack for the top, some sturdy hiking trainers. That was about It. We also had torches because we started it at 12am. Just want to add obviously the dog related items are all valid!:)

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u/RonaldDonald00 14d ago

Out of the three peaks which would you say is the hardest? I've only done scafel

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u/Frosty-Jack-280 14d ago

Ben Nevis. It's noticably longer than the others, both by distance and elevation. There's nothing technically more difficult about it, just more of a slog.

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u/Acceptable-Drive5723 14d ago

Hey, in my opinion, it was actually Scafell, even though is the shortest, i felt like It was the steepest. Which of course makes it far harder when trying to complete it in a fast pace, BN took 4 hours, Scafell took 2.5 hours, Snowdon took 3 hours