Sgurr Thuilm and Sgurr nan Coireachan (Glenfinnan) 25 Jan 2020

An early start to the 2020 season..... an unseasonably mild week, with melting of most of the lying snow preceded my day with a Steven Fallon group. Daylight being at a bit of a premium in January, we started from Glenfinnan shortly after first light, with broken cloud and a southerly wind as we headed up the glen, subdued but striking winter colours in evidence, and meeting some very tame Red Deer stags for company. We walked anticlockwise to take advantage of the prevailing wind, most of the exposure being on the ridge as we descended. We ascended into cloud at around 650m and we stayed in cloud for the rest of the day, so no views. Sgurr Thuilm was the first Munro of the day at 3,159', and a few snow patches lingered near the summit. The walk to the second Munro is preceded by several significant "bumps" or false summits, but eventually we climbed up fairly steep rocky slopes which levelled out to the trig point and shelter on Sgurr nan Coireachan, fractionally lower at 3,136'. Unfortunately the views of Loch Arkaig and the West was obscured, but the wind was less than forecast. The descent was steady, and walking out we just beat the darkness back to the car park. Munros #244.