Maol Chean-dearg 24 May 2019

A cloudy breezy day to start with, but the cloud base lifted steadily and cleared the tops completely just after we started our descent. A walk up the glen to start with with the Coire Lair Munros to the east and Torridon to the west, both hidden in cloud, then a zigzag path up to the bealach and a fairly steep climb up scree slopes and boulders to the summit plateau at 3,061' just in the cloud - but we got a view of the main Torridon ridge as we descended, and the cloud lifted into blue sky for superb sunlit views of the dramatic ruggedness and sheer rockiness of the west Highlands. Munro #228.

A’ Ghlas-bheinn 23 May 2019

A cloudy and quite windy day, with the cloud down on the summits, but dry at least and the cloud lifted a little during the day, from 600m to about 750m. The route started at Morvich, and wended its way up the Glen through birch woods and up onto the open hill, as far as the Gates of Affric where the path steepened and ascended a couple of steep rocky sections, before traversing the bumps and undulations of the summit plateau, eventually leading to the cairn at the northern end at 3,012’. Dramatic views through the shifting cloud of both the summit cone and of the western end of Glen Affric. The weather was inclement enough to make the walk a bit bit of a challenge, without being dangerous, the path being obvious right to the summit itself. Munro #227.

Ben Hope 20 May 2019

The most northerly Munro. A showery day, but the cloud base lifted progressively during our ascent of this isolated Munro - the summit at 3,041’ was in cloud, but on the descent the cloud base had risen to 600m and we had extensive views of the landscape of the far north - rugged rock and lochans. Munro #226.

Am Faochagach 19 May 2019

Fairly cloudy and showery conditions but we were fortunate as the cloud lifted off the summit during our ascent, so we had some views, albeit cloud down on the Beinn Dearg group and on the Fannichs. A boggy ascent though less so than usual, due to the recent dry weather. The summit plateau enlivened by a group of 4 Dotterel. The cairn is at 3,130’, Munro #225.