Wet start |
Beinn Loinne (Duncan meets a Trig Point)
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running off Beinne Loinne
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back on track at last
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Friday Night and
Saturday
(14 miles 3146 ft climb)
Six of us (Moira, Joanne,
me, Willie, John and Duncan) travelled to Cluanie on Friday
and arrived
at the hut in the rain
about 9pm. Willie got the log fire going, candles and gas lamps
were lit, and it wasn’t long before we were drinking whisky
and beer round the fire. On Saturday morning the cloud base
was very low and
yes it was raining. Our plan was to run to Allbeithe in Glen Quoich
and return over the ridge and down Spdean Mailach and pick up
the track back to the Cluanie Inn (an adventurous route by WG).
However,
the weather worsened so we retreated to the 10-man bivvy bag and
discussed what to do next. Clearly wanting to get to the summit
of something
we headed east up Beinn Loinne (corbett) and introduced Duncan
to a trig point. The journey back to the hut was wet, very boggy,
snowy
and we were all pretty cold. After drying out we had a few beers
in the Cluanie Inn, and returned to the hut for a delicious
meal and
a good blether round the log fire.
Kate Friend
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I can see a rainbow
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Cluanie in sight
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Not far till we get wet on the inside too
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A well deserved beer
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A warm fire
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Ready to start at Lundie |
Sunday
(10.4 miles 4,537 ft climb)
Looking Due East from the summit of Sgurr
nan Conbhairean Optimistic about the weather forecast we set
off from Lundie for Carn Ghluasaid, retracing the steps made by
the walkers in front. As we approached the summit plateau the surrounding
mountain tops came into full view. Initially planning to summit
the first top with Sgurr nan Conbhairean & Sail Chaorainn not
looking too far away, we headed towards the next one. The mountain
views came and went as we peaked munro number two. Trudding through
knee high snow we occasionally sank to our waists. Impressive cornices
were visible as we kept away from the ridge edge. At the top of
Sail Chaorainn the weather had closed in completely but what did
we expect in the Scottish hills close to spring time! Traversing
south west we walked in knee high snow until we dropped below the
snow line. Perfect down hill runnning back to the road. A great winter's day out on the hills. Joanne Anderson
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Climbing past An Cruahan
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The snow gets deep (ice axes out)
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Looking east from the summit of Carn Ghlussaid
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Resting on the summit of Carn Ghlussaid
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At Glas Bealach |
The climb to Sgurr nan Conbhairean |
John Littlewood admires the view from Sgurr
nan Conbhairean |
The cornice on the way to Sail Chaorainn |
The snowy descent off
Drochaid anTuill Easaich |
The sun was out when we got to the road
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Content after a good day out |
Not our car with the hut in the background |