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6/15/2025, 7:45:21 PM
So basically, there are 3 mountains in the UK and I have 1 left to summit. However, the drive there is 7 hours and accommodation is minimum £75 per night so I'm thinking I should bring a tent and camp on the mountain instead. Any tips for this? I don't own a tent so or any camping equipment to be honest other than a pot so I'll probably spend as much on gear but at least I can re use it in the future. Also, I'm a bit worried because I remember last time I was looking into this I read in the news about a young guy like myself who died on Ben Nevis due to his tent blowing away!
Any tips on food I should buy? Safe and affordable stoves? Oh and is it even legal for me to camp on the mountain? I might accidentally camp on someone elses land... Hope I don't get any visitors lol... maybe I should buy a knife.
Any tips on food I should buy? Safe and affordable stoves? Oh and is it even legal for me to camp on the mountain? I might accidentally camp on someone elses land... Hope I don't get any visitors lol... maybe I should buy a knife.
6/15/2025, 6:12:03 PM
So I live in the UK and we have 3 prominent mountains and I have 1 left but the problem is it's 400 miles away (Ben Nevis). A return train journey would cost £210 so I think I'd drive instead but the problem is it'd a be a 7 hour drive! I've now looked into flights and it'd cost me £90 for a return flight from Birmingham to Glasgow and only £35 to £50 to rent a car for 3 days.
So in summary: Return train tickets directly to Fort William which is basically directly to Ben Nevis for £212 and I'd have to change trains at least once. The fastest train journey is 10 hours
Drive directly there. The drive would be 7 hours and it total I'd use about 20 gallons of fuel (£100)
Fly to Glasgow airport (1 hour flight) £90 return and rent a car from the airport for 3 days for £40. Also, I'd have to buy 4 gallons fuel for Glasgow to FW and back so in total it'd also be about £200.
Which option would you choose? I'm tempted to drive but 7 hours driving is so long. I really thought a train journey would be cheaper, y'know since it's public transport but no it's about twice as expensive as driving. fml. Now I'm wondering is it even worth travelling so far just to hike up Ben Nevis. I love mountains but that's a lot of time and money just to visit Ben Nevis even if it's the last item on my bucket list of mountains in the UK.
So in summary: Return train tickets directly to Fort William which is basically directly to Ben Nevis for £212 and I'd have to change trains at least once. The fastest train journey is 10 hours
Drive directly there. The drive would be 7 hours and it total I'd use about 20 gallons of fuel (£100)
Fly to Glasgow airport (1 hour flight) £90 return and rent a car from the airport for 3 days for £40. Also, I'd have to buy 4 gallons fuel for Glasgow to FW and back so in total it'd also be about £200.
Which option would you choose? I'm tempted to drive but 7 hours driving is so long. I really thought a train journey would be cheaper, y'know since it's public transport but no it's about twice as expensive as driving. fml. Now I'm wondering is it even worth travelling so far just to hike up Ben Nevis. I love mountains but that's a lot of time and money just to visit Ben Nevis even if it's the last item on my bucket list of mountains in the UK.
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