Ben Lui 4

(8.6.13) Beinn Dubhcraig, Ben Oss, Ben Lui, Beinn a’Chleibh, 9.5 hours, 19.3km,ascent 1654m

With Barrie, Colleen and Lucas on a hot day with amazing views. Did the two car trick, leaving B&C's car at the end of the walk and drove to Dalrigh. After 0.5k after going over the bridge and through the gate we stayed on the path before realising we should have turned right and gone across the field. Corrected ourselves and walked through the beautiful pinewood forest, coille coire-Chuilc, a remnant of the original caledonian forest and then out onto the open hillside. Very hot day even at 9am. The burns were a welcome relief! Climbed up via the Allt Coire Dubhcraig SW onto the ridge and turned left, SE over to Dubcraigh 978m. Returned down the ridge then descended W down rockier ground to reach the Bealach Buidhe. Headed SW up the path on the grassy slopes to the Northeastern top then the summit of Ben Oss 1029m with great views to Ben Lui. Had a wee break here before descending down SW to the bealach Creagh Dhubh. No path here, but on a beautiful day like this I just picked a direct route through the boulders to the bottom of Lui. It looked pretty steep from here but we zigged-zagged NW up  Ben Lui’s South Eastern slope to the summit 1130m. Lui looks absolutely amazing from this side.
One last effort saw us descending SW down the broad ridge to the bealach then zig zagged up the path a short distance to the summit of  Beinn a'Chleibh 916m. Returned to the bealach above Coire Fionn. We descended down towards Glen Lochy finding a cold water stream which was a welcome relief  and found a Most of the walk had been done in temperatures around 26° Nightmare walk out - seemed both endless and boggy - we were good little walkers and waded under the bridge rather than cross the railway, reaching the cars was such a relief. Wonderful day out in perfect conditions.  Couple of weeks before the walk I had a bad dizzy spell after loud pressure and tinnitus. I was abit apprehensive as I also felt pain in my ear however this nervousness was proved to be dumfounded as I felt okay. Paracetomol and ibuprofen were taken and i experienced some slight pain in the ankles but apart from that okay.