I'm afraid I no longer climb up hills if there is no chance of a view from the top. The other day we were climbing Skiddaw, and as the clag came down we turned off down the path to Skiddaw House. There didn't seem any point in trekking up the last couple of hundred metres when you could only see your feet, just to say we had been to the top. [font=&]
Is that heresy?
Not in my book, I do the same! My thinking being that if I've already been up the hill before it's no great loss and if I haven't been to the top of that hill before, I'll end up going back anyway to get the views. I think it's a harder call to make if you are somewhere where you rarely get the chance to visit. When I stayed in Torridon for a week a few years ago, the weather was terrible except for two reasonable days and I spent 5 days trudging around with barely any views at all. In hindsight, my time would have probably been better spent doing low level walks, visiting some of the bothies or spending time at the coast. However, when surrounded by hills like that it's very hard not to just plod on and keep your fingers crossed! On the upside, that area is so stunning that one great wild camp and one great hill walk did still make the week worth while.