Comments on: What Outdoor Gear Do You Need to Take Up Ben Nevis? http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/ ...not just tents...a camping equipment blog too! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 Anonymous Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:11:00 +0000 http://blog.cheaptents.com/?p=4186#comment-1903 Hi Gaz, That sounds like an amazing achievement, well done! Do you have any pictures to share with your fellow readers? If so send them across to andy@cheaptents.com From what you say it sounds like you look back with a fond memory but felt the pain at the time. Also I fully agree no one should leave anything up a mountain, or far that matter anywhere in the countryside, we need to look after our beautiful land and creatures, so bring your rubbish back with you! ;) AK Hi Gaz,

That sounds like an amazing achievement, well done!

Do you have any pictures to share with your fellow readers? If so send them across to andy@cheaptents.com

From what you say it sounds like you look back with a fond memory but felt the pain at the time. Also I fully agree no one should leave anything up a mountain, or far that matter anywhere in the countryside, we need to look after our beautiful land and creatures, so bring your rubbish back with you! ;)

AK

]]> By: Gazba http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/comment-page-1/#comment-1901 Gazba Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:12:00 +0000 http://blog.cheaptents.com/?p=4186#comment-1901 hi there,well last year i did Snowdon with...wait for it lol!,a large wheelbarrow in it containing an ironing board plus an iron!,a 56IB iron weight!,and a trumpet which i blew when i finally reached the top 4 and a half hours later!,all in all it was a great achievement for me as i have asthma and was approaching 50 years of age lol!, i might add i took the longest route up as well starting from Llanberis!,so yeah go for it but please do bring it all back down with you as i did!,"Happy hiking all!"  hi there,well last year i did Snowdon with…wait for it lol!,a large wheelbarrow in it containing an ironing board plus an iron!,a 56IB iron weight!,and a trumpet which i blew when i finally reached the top 4 and a half hours later!,all in all it was a great achievement for me as i have asthma and was approaching 50 years of age lol!, i might add i took the longest route up as well starting from Llanberis!,so yeah go for it but please do bring it all back down with you as i did!,”Happy hiking all!” 

]]> By: Daniel http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/comment-page-1/#comment-1887 Daniel Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:49:00 +0000 http://blog.cheaptents.com/?p=4186#comment-1887 A very good point David! It reminded me of an article I read a while back on the <a href="http://www.jmt.org/news.asp?s=2&cat=Land&nid=JMT-N10412" title="John Muir Trust" rel="nofollow">John Muir Trust website</a>. They have reported that: <blockquote>"Fifty-five per cent of the litter removed from Ben Nevis by volunteers during work parties organised by the John Muir Trust this year has been banana skin."</blockquote> Whilst you would think that banana skins biodegrade quickly, because the temperature on the summit of Ben Nevis rarely exceeds 5°C, they actually take about 2 years to biodegrade. So we should even remember to take our banana skins back down the mountain! A very good point David! It reminded me of an article I read a while back on the John Muir Trust website. They have reported that:

“Fifty-five per cent of the litter removed from Ben Nevis by volunteers during work parties organised by the John Muir Trust this year has been banana skin.”

Whilst you would think that banana skins biodegrade quickly, because the temperature on the summit of Ben Nevis rarely exceeds 5°C, they actually take about 2 years to biodegrade. So we should even remember to take our banana skins back down the mountain!

]]> By: David http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/comment-page-1/#comment-1886 David Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:58:00 +0000 http://blog.cheaptents.com/?p=4186#comment-1886 Would you please ask people to take everything back down the mountain afterwards. The junk drove me mad this year! Would you please ask people to take everything back down the mountain afterwards. The junk drove me mad this year!

]]> By: Berthnmkjn Bo0jij89j http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/comment-page-1/#comment-1880 Berthnmkjn Bo0jij89j Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:05:00 +0000 http://blog.cheaptents.com/?p=4186#comment-1880 i would go up there and freeze i would go up there and freeze

]]> By: Pole Dancing as part of the 3 Peaks! | CheapTents Camping in the UK http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Pole Dancing as part of the 3 Peaks! | CheapTents Camping in the UK Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:03:21 +0000 http://blog.cheaptents.com/?p=4186#comment-1841 [...] ‘PoleKitty’ left a comment on a post we wrote in February about the Gear needed to climb Ben Nevis,  the name made us wonder if it was spam at first. We soon realised it wasn’t as we watched [...] [...] ‘PoleKitty’ left a comment on a post we wrote in February about the Gear needed to climb Ben Nevis,  the name made us wonder if it was spam at first. We soon realised it wasn’t as we watched [...]

]]> By: Kat 'PoleKitty' http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/comment-page-1/#comment-1830 Kat 'PoleKitty' Fri, 29 Jul 2011 10:50:00 +0000 http://blog.cheaptents.com/?p=4186#comment-1830 I'm a pole dance instructor and completed the 3-peaks challenge at the beginning of the month. I took a 35kg pack up Ben Nevis, including a portable pole and pole danced at the top. Don't believe me? Here's my YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVmBgSE663A Kat x I’m a pole dance instructor and completed the 3-peaks challenge at the beginning of the month. I took a 35kg pack up Ben Nevis, including a portable pole and pole danced at the top. Don’t believe me? Here’s my YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVmBgSE663A

Kat x

]]> By: sarah http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/comment-page-1/#comment-1671 sarah Sun, 03 Oct 2010 16:24:38 +0000 http://blog.cheaptents.com/?p=4186#comment-1671 im going to take a fibromyalgia duck!! in support of fibromyalgia newcastle support group for people who suffer from this condition as it is an un-known condition im going to take a fibromyalgia duck!! in support of fibromyalgia newcastle support group for people who suffer from this condition as it is an un-known condition

]]> By: Daniel http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/comment-page-1/#comment-1577 Daniel Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:37:45 +0000 http://blog.cheaptents.com/?p=4186#comment-1577 With a 1200W motor, 10 metre power cable and 9 litre dust bag the <a href="http://henryvacuumcleaner.com/henry-micro-hvr200m-22.php" rel="nofollow">Henry vacuum cleaner</a> is certainly a good choice, William. And with his happy, smiley face he would help keep up your morale when the hiking becomes arduous! With a 1200W motor, 10 metre power cable and 9 litre dust bag the Henry vacuum cleaner is certainly a good choice, William. And with his happy, smiley face he would help keep up your morale when the hiking becomes arduous!

]]> By: William Ainsworth http://blog.cheaptents.com/outdoor-gear-ben-nevis/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 William Ainsworth Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:25:10 +0000 http://blog.cheaptents.com/?p=4186#comment-1573 I'd take a Numatic Henry vacuum Cleaner. I’d take a Numatic Henry vacuum Cleaner.

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