Highways April Meet Glen Feshie

(10.4.16) Sgor Gaoith (Glen Feshie) 16. 7km, 5hrs,26 mins

Returned from the weekend in the hills Sat evening and quickly sorted my gear out for Highways April Meet to beautiful Glen Feshie. I was pretty tired and thought about taking it easy as the forecast did not look good, 20% chance of cloud free Munros with showers, snow higher up. In the end I went for Sgor Gaoith & as sometimes happens, the forecast was wrong. Started from Achlean and took the good path up Carn Ban Mor. Got to the snow line and just like yesterday, there was a faint track but alot of fresh snow, deep in places. Not a fast walker but I beasted on ahead as I thought the summit would be obscured by the clag. The summit cleared and we were treated to amazing views towards Braeriech and Loch Einich. We had lunch at the summit and the sun even made an appearance. We returned the same way due to the heavy snow.

A link to a wee summit panorama. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTX4WK7RnUE

The Wee Bookil (Winter)

(9.4.16) Stob Coire Raineach (Buachaille Etive Beag) 8km, 5hrs, 35mins

Woke up early with a crap sleep at the Red Squirrel Campsite. Heavy rain all night & snow to lower levels which we were to find out later as we broke the trail. We headed back to the bealach then on to Stob Dubh. We got to about 900 metres near the summit & decided to turn back. There was a lot of fresh snow/ overhanging cornices & we didn't feel safe. I had done Stob Dubh last year so wasn't too fussed. We returned the same way then headed back to Edinburgh.

Loch Lochy Munros

(8.4.2016) Loch Lochy Munros: 7hrs,32mins. 21km. 1258m ascent

Ma pal got in touch and asked if I fancied a couple of days walking. He wanted something easy (ish) since he hadn't been up a Munro in 2 and a half years after the birth of his 3rd child. I put in for a wee holiday from work and we were off Friday morning 6am. We started at the usual approach at Kilfinnan & had the Great Glen to break us in, before heading up the Cam Bealach path. There were cornices below Meall na Teanga 918m so we had to skirt around the slope carefully. We got the axes out for a tricky snow slope. Nothing too technical but the grass and snow was slippy & a fall would mean sliding all the way down. This would of course add more ascent climbing back up again & we couldnae be having that. Got back to the bealach then headed up Sron a' Choire Ghaibh 937m before returning back to the bealach just as a snow shower approached then a walk back to Kilfinnan. Headed South for an overnight camp at the Red Squirrel Campsite with beers & scran at the Clachaig Inn.