Single achievement

Three Peaks Challenge - Ben Nevis

Official achievement authored by Bobby Allen.

The last of our three peaks - Ben Nevis!

Ben Nevis (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Nibheis) is the highest mountain in the British Isles. It is located at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, close to the town of Fort William. It attracts an estimated 100,000 ascents a year, around three-quarters of which are made using the Pony Track from Glen Nevis on the south side of the mountain. For climbers and mountaineers the main attraction lies in the 700 m (2,300 ft) high cliffs of the north face; among the highest cliffs in the United Kingdom, they harbour some classic scrambles and rock climbs of all difficulties, and are one of the principal locations in the UK for ice climbing.

The summit, at 1,345 m (4,413 ft) above sea level, features the ruins of an observatory, which was continuously staffed between 1883 and 1904. The meteorological data collected during this period is still important for understanding Scottish mountain weather. Charles Thomson Rees Wilson was inspired to invent the cloud chamber after a period spent working at the observatory, for which he was joint winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927.

Let's depart the Lake District and head north to the Scottish Highlands where the third, final and largest of the peaks eagerly awaits our arrival.

Criteria

Depart from EGNC, fly to and land at EGEO (127 NM).
Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
09JUL25 2331Z EGNC EGEO Bricktop Diamond DA-62 (DA62) -200 ft/m 129 nm 00:24 View
22JUN25 1147Z EGNC EGEO Krupke77 ATEA VTOL -11 ft/m 147 nm 01:02 View
21MAY25 1700Z EGNC EGEO Juslukin75 Gloster Meteor T Mk 7 G- -917 ft/m 131 nm 00:15 View
19MAY25 0159Z EGNC EGEO Rp Focke Wulf FW-200 Condor -80 ft/m 138 nm 00:20 View
19APR25 1628Z EGNC EGEO PAPA974 Embraer EMB-121 Xingu (E121) -89 ft/m 153 nm 00:53 View
22JAN25 1536Z EGNC EGEO I-DRZG (Dario Z.) Socata TBM-850 (TBM8) -29 ft/m 138 nm 00:41 View
17JAN25 1520Z EGNC EGEO Robert B Dickerson Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50) -69 ft/m 178 nm 00:46 View
18DEC24 0959Z EGNC EGEO Nexus 19 Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -149 ft/m 168 nm 00:49 View
17DEC24 0009Z EGNC EGEO Unknown Boeing 737-800 (B738) -475 ft/m 148 nm 00:38 View
14OCT24 2029Z EGNC EGEO Seasharks Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -32 ft/m 133 nm 00:32 View
29AUG24 2320Z EGNC EGEO Jeph 775 Heavy Cessna Caravan (C208) -123 ft/m 130 nm 00:50 View
25AUG24 1328Z EGNC EGEO Jerry Ryen TBM 930 Oriole -241 ft/m 129 nm 00:33 View
08AUG24 0341Z EGNC EGEO Bryan NAPPER Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -132 ft/m 134 nm 00:32 View
06AUG24 1455Z EGNC EGEO VAF125 Antonino Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -140 ft/m 134 nm 00:25 View
05AUG24 1349Z EGNC EGEO Blanche Socata TBM-850 (TBM8) -52 ft/m 128 nm 00:36 View
29JUL24 1618Z EGNC EGEO Klappdrachen Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -73 ft/m 128 nm 00:34 View
20JUL24 1254Z EGNC EGEO Mick Beechcraft Bonanza (36) Turbo (BT36) -72 ft/m 150 nm 00:56 View
03JUL24 0024Z EGNC EGEO FingerGames Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) -227 ft/m 129 nm 00:27 View
25JUN24 1244Z EGNC EGEO Niels1501 Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -86 ft/m 136 nm 00:32 View
29MAY24 1844Z EGNC EGEO Morph108 Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) -143 ft/m 136 nm 00:36 View