Saturday, 15 April 2017

Sgurr Mor (Glen Dessary) 15 April 2017

A remote Munro and a fairly arduous day - we approached from the south, via Glen Dessary and Glen Kingie, with dramatic cloudscapes and a sprinkling of snow on the higher peaks in the cold showery NW airstream. The terrain was predominantly peaty and boggy on the approach as far as the final pull up onto the ridge, which had a fine path but some rest snow. Some impressive views especially S to Streap and W to the Ciche rangs and Knoydart. The cairn at 3,291' was in cloud, but a remote and rugged area deserving of a lot of respect. Munro#191.

Friday, 14 April 2017

Carn Mor Dearg 14 April 2017

A good start to the year with the 8th-highest Munro, in the company of Keith, Matt and Jen. The cloud base at about 8-900m, but fewer showers than forecast, and some sun. The showers had resulted in fresh snowfall above 1000m which made the walk more interesting without being dangerous...... nice views of the north face of the Ben, and towards Loch Linnhe. The summit being at 4,012', one of the select group of four-thousanders. 6h in total. Munro #190.