We spent Easter in Spean Bridge and we climbed: Sgiath Chuil (920m) Ben Nevis (1345m) up via Number 2 Gully, and down Number 4 Gully. Beinn Bhan (796m) Aonach Mor (1221m) abseiled down Easy Gully and failed to find any good ice in the twins. Sron a’ Choire Ghairbh (937m) and Meall na Teanga (916.8m) Streap (909m) Beinn Bhuidhe » read more »
Easter week away bagging Corbetts: Meall na Leitreach from Dalnaspidal Two Càrn Deargs in Glen Roy (truly dull lumps) Walk from Fort Willam to Spean Bridge along the Great Glen Way and disuused Railway lines. Sgùrr an Utha with its fantastic twisty schitst, micas and garnetts The “Innsey Wincies”: Cruach Innse & Sgùrr Innse with » read more »
We had a Spittal of Glenshee Weekend: We bagged Mount Keen; Then we did a really big silly walk; An Socach (944m) Carn Bhac (946m)!! Beinn Iutharn Mhor (1045m) Carn an Righ (1029m) and Glas Tulaichean (1051m). Some snow with some hard ice patches needing crampons and a long walk back in the dark. See this route; » read more »
A fab winters day out bagging; Aonach Beag (1116m) Aonach Mor (1221m) by easy gully, which was really quite steep at the top and not at all easy.
For February we spent a week in Glencoe battling Storm Doris, even so we managed to get: Sgòr na h – Ulaidh 994m The Beinn a’Bheithir Ballachulish pair via the col from the north side: Sgòrr Dhearg 1024m and Sgòrr Dhonuill 1001m Creise 1099.8m and Meall a’Bhuiridh 1108m in deep fresh snow. At Easter we stayed » read more »
Author: Phil Newby