Final Preparations.

It's 10.30am on the Saturday morning of the climb. We're all at Glasgow airport. We staying in the TravelLodge last night and had a good full breakfast this morning. Then, after we'd all phoned our families we sat around and talked about the climbs ahead. Ben Nevis weather is not good, it could be freezing at the top and the windspeed could be as much as 45mph. Jules says this is 'challenging'!!!

We are picking the vehicle up in an hour - ordered an MPV, expecting a Clio. En-route ' personal relievement' is also an issue - how many motorway services can we stop at...

The last coffee's are now being drunk and we have all packed our kit bags - four layers of clothing each (it will be cold!), minimum 3Ltr water each, we have blizzard shelters and first aid kits.

The banter and laughs we had last night are already tailling off and everyone is being a little bit quieter and a bit more focused.

We may not get a GPRS signal at Fort William so if not this will be that last posting until the early hours tomorrow.