tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post8163269697057634848..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Where now for Ben Nevis?Chris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-2432929777637855202010-03-19T12:20:14.611+00:002010-03-19T12:20:14.611+00:00Perhaps we don't need the Nevis Partnership as...Perhaps we don't need the Nevis Partnership assuming that the Friends of Nevis are able to properly maintain the hill paths and educate people on what is expected of them when walking there. If we do need another organisation or more funds for the Friends of Nevis then this money should , I think, come from those who gain most from the Tourism generated by The Ben and also the Scottish Alastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347457602246280811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-35422014774457984142010-03-17T15:41:28.216+00:002010-03-17T15:41:28.216+00:00Jamie, you're right, that night on the Ben did...Jamie, you're right, that night on the Ben did have a big effect on me. I imagine getting engaged on Carn Mor Dearg would have an effect too! I never viewed the Ben just as a tourist trap though - winter climbs on the North Face and the Carn Mor Dearg Arete showed me many years ago that it is a fine mountain. The Snowdon Horseshoe and Scafell Pike under snow showed me those were real Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-54371111047100552282010-03-17T07:47:13.957+00:002010-03-17T07:47:13.957+00:00It is sad that this is happening, I hope the organ...It is sad that this is happening, I hope the organisations still work together at trying to get volunteers helping with things like litter collections on the Ben. <br /><br />I like Chris that you talk of the Ben like you do. I think that wild camp you had up there alone in the deep snow which you have documented before now had a big affect on your relationship with the Ben. I was up on the Ben Jamie Bassnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355269195886660628noreply@blogger.com