Project LP.A6 (2015 - 2017)
Summit Conservation
As Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis attracts hundreds of thousands of walkers to its summit each year. The project aims to protect the summit area of and maintain the wild land experience for all those who reach it and to be valued by all sectors of society. People of all ages and backgrounds can experience, connect and enjoy this wild place and learn the importance of caring for it.
The John Muir Trust recognises that there are many interests in the summit of Ben Nevis and works in partnership with others, in particular the Nevis Landscape Partnership. It considers the implications for the wild land qualities of the mountain and the safety and experience of both visitors and those who make their living from working on Ben Nevis.
The project will include repair of the upper section of the Ben Path and structures that are of a historical, cultural and safety interest.
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LP.A1
Ben Nevis Path
2014 - 2017
LP.A2
Pinewood Restoration
2014 - 2018
LP.A3
Future Forests
2015 onwards
LP.A4
North Face Survey
2014 - 2016
LP.A5 & LP.B2
Dun Deardail Excavation, Vitrification & Outreach
2015 - 2017
LP.A6
Summit Conservation
2015 - 2017
LP.A7
Sustainable Futures: Erosion & Minimal Impact
2014 - 2017
LP.B1
Community Engagement
2015 onwards
LP.C1
Polldubh Paths
2015 - 2017
LP.C2
Riverside All-Ability Path & Bridge
2015 - 2017
LP.C3
North Face Path
2016 - 2019
LP.C4
Geology Map & Guide
2015
LP.C5
Outlandia
2014 - 2015
LP.C6
Sustainable Futures: Interpretation, Installation, Information
2015 - 2017
LP.C7
Celebrating the Wild
2014 - 2017
LP.C8
Ben Nevis Film+
2014 - 2018
LP.D1
Nevis Training Programme
2015 - 2018
Project Diaries
June 2014
John Muir Trust have been out surveying the Upper Ben Nevis Path to determine which areas of the Ben Path need work. To slow down the steady process of erosion due to rainfall and snow-melt we'll need to create two cross-drains, three water-bars, six metres of pitching, five metres of revetment, two anchor bars & more blocking! Phew! All the stone required for the works will be sourced from Ben Nevis.
August 2014
We are delighted to announce that Stonescape have won the contract to carry out the repairs to the upper Ben Nevis path & suimmit structures, navigation cairns and trig point. The work will be done over two years with the pathwork taking place this year and the summit structure work completed next year.
September 2014
Well done Stonescape on completing the path on time! No easy task on a walkway that sees in exces of 100,000 walkers annually. The team at Stonescape have done an excellent job which will help prevent erosion on Ben Nevis by encouraging walkers to stay on the improved path.
April 2015
John Muir Trust have started planning for the works taking place this year on Ben Nevis. Advised by John Muir Trust, Stonescape will carry out essential repairs to the triangulation point, summit shelter, twenty-four navigation cairns and the hotel ruins. These features are both popular with hillwalkers and climbers as well as being important safety features, we're excited to get the work underway!
July 2015
Unfortunately inclement weather & snow cover on the stone collection sites means that Stonescape will have to wait a little longer to get started on conserving Ben Nevis' safety and navigational features. Keep an eye on the weather folks!
August 2015
Finally Stonescape have been able to get the stone collecting done. The team are bagging up lots of stone to be taken to the summit to begin the repairs, fingers crossed for helicopter-friendly weather!
October 2015
PROJECT COMPLETE! A huge well-done to Stonescape who have succesfully completed Summit Conservation. This concludes our project & our thanks go to John Muir Trust for co-ordinating and managing operations and to the hard-working contractors and helicopter pilots.
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