"Ben Lui is a high and majestic mountain with five defined ridges, a spectacular corrie, stonking summit views and a superb family of subordinate peaks. I had ascended Ben Lui before from Glen Lochy - that most Scottish sounding of glens. However, to truly get to grips with the mountain, the approach down Glen Cononish is a must. Only here does Ben Lui reveal its full majesty, as it grows to dominate the view ahead..."

So many amateur hill films start with a driving sequence that it has become a cliche of the genre. It's especially good here to see public transport being used all the way from London to Tyndrum!