Ben Vorlich, Loch Earn (985m/ 3231ft) 11.12.08, 5 hours 30 min
Started at Loch Earn and followed the path, South up from Ardvorlich House into Glen Vorlich. The view North was clear over loch Earn and the Lawers range in the distance. We ascended up through the steep corrie, Coire Buidhe as we lost our bearing and the path due to thick snow and ice. This corrie was very steep and thick with snow so we had to tread carefully in a zig zag direction. We found the path on the ridge near the summit and scrambled up to the trig point then. We descended North via the path on the sgiath nam tarmachan ridge back to Loch Earn . The walk started off with snow them cloudy followed by outbreaks of sunshine but a lot of mist. Summit was above the clouds with visibility clear towards the east and south but misty in the west. A tough but great mini horseshoe winter route. Ice axes and crampons required for next time though.
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| Steve and Ben Vorlich |
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| Me and Ben Vorlich |
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| Start of the walk |
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| On the ascent |
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| Looking back North to Loch Earn |
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| Ascending the corrie |
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| Clear skies |
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| In the clag nearing the summit |
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| Ben Vorlich summit |
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| Summit ridge |
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| Summit Inversion |
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| Summit trig point |
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| Steve leading the descent |
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| Descending out of the clag |
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| Steve |
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| Nearly back at Loch Earn |
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| Ben Vorlich zoomed |
