Half Way Loch on Ben Nevis

Wild Swimming in the Half Way Lochan on Ben Nevis

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Penny and Nicky getting into the Half Way Lochan on Ben Nevis

February 2020

With COVID restrictions not allowing travel, Nicky Sharratt, Penny Clay and Nix Forster from Off Beat Bikes took a wander to the Half Way Lochan on Ben Nevis to try and break the ice for a swim.

Wielding ice axes and hammer the girls managed to smash a circle big enough to climb in!

Braking the ice for swimming
Penny ready to smash the ice
Penny and Nicky in the Half Way Lochan on Ben Nevis
Penny and Nicky in the Half Way Lochan on Ben Nevis
Swimming in the Half Way Lochan on Ben Nevis
Swimming (and laughing) in the Half Way Lochan on Ben Nevis