When reaching the summit is just a tick in the box

Binnein Beag from Glen Nevis

Two years ago, Edita and I enjoyed a glorious day out hiking the Ring of Steall, a circuit of Munros along a horseshoe ridge due south of Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain.

From the summit of the first peak, An Gearanach, we looked east into the upper stretches of Glen Nevis. I observed a remote, verdant pasture walled by high hills that looked like an idyllic spot for a wild camp.

Binnein Beag from the Kinlochleven side at 5.30pm on a gloomy afternoon. Not invit...