Hill Walking Club climbed Ben Nevis in 1966.

Writing in the Northfield Secondary School Magazine at the time, Dennis Christie 3S and Alan harrow IVS recalled:

“We travelled to Inverness, then down past the lochs to Fort William, then two miles on to Glen Nevis Hostel where we were to stay the two nights.

On Saturday morning we got ready to start our ascent. The climb was very steep at the start until we reached the path at 1000ft.  Although strewn with boulders, it was a lot easier.  We stopped for lunch at 2000ft and then started climbing the most difficult part.  The snow was now very deep and we were becoming very tired.  However, we struggled on to the top and the joy at our success overcame our fatigue.

We came down at considerable pace, and after falling in the snow many times reached the bottom where we took off all our wet clothes and had a meal before returning to Fort William for the night. ”