Bidean Nam Bien - The View From The Ridge

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Anyway, as I intimated previously, I never made it to the summit of Bidean Nam Bien.  To those of you who are accomplished high level walkers, I salute you.  To those who've never ventured up to the high levels before, believe me, things start to get pretty serious after around 3200 feet.  Could I work up to this??  Probably.  A couple of years back, I would never have dreamed that taking on such a challenge was possible.  Even Helvellyn seemed like an insurmountable challenge, and believe me, compared to this one, Helvellyn was fairly easy...

In Thursday's blog post, I left you with a view of the Lost Valley, looking up to the route which led up to the ridge and the summit.  Here's a view of the Lost Valley from the start of the ascent onto the ridge.  After this point, when the scrambling began, photography was pretty much impossible:-

At last the ridge was reached.  Here are the views, which speak for themselves.  The Lost Valley is a mere speck in the distance now, and for those who are wondering, the big body of water in the middle distance is Loch Etive:-

So...  After all the effort, and the trauma of the ascent...  Was it really worth it????

I'd say 'yes!', even without the bonus of adding another summit to the palmares.  Because views like this are a rare treat which make the ridge a worthy goal in its own right.  On the strength of them, I'd do it again tomorrow - I think!!!

Have a great weekend, everyone!!