Aug 2022 - (with Gemma) Ascent from North Face car park. Gorgeous ascent through forestry and then up alongside the Allt a' Mhuilinn with the north face of Ben Nevis looking superb. Eventually, we reached the Charles Inglis Clark (C.I.C.) Memorial Hut, a place I've been to many times before. Arguably the only alpine-style mountain hut in the UK, the C.I.C. hut provides shelter from some extremely harsh weather. It gives unparalleled access to summer and winter climbing on the North Face of Ben Nevis. The hut was erected in 1928/9 by Dr and Mrs Inglis Clark in memory of their son Charles Inglis Clark who was killed in action in the 1914-1918 War. The original building was extensively refurbished and extended between 2008 and 2012. We had lunch here and Gemma waited whilst I explored the lower crags of the north face of Ben Nevis.