Beinn Dubhchraig and Ben Oss 21 July 2020

A fine day in the southwest Highlands and a chance to bag these two Munros, which I’d wanted to climb for a long time. The approach from Dalrigh is on good though boggy paths all the way, initially through a patch of remnant Caledonian forest, then alongside a stream and waterfalls. The path rises steadily up the flank of Beinn Dubhchraig from the east, and then an easy climb south leads to the summit at 3,205’ with a panoramic view of Loch Lomond and the Arrochar Alps. Then back down to the bealach and a more strenuous ascent up the flanks of Ben Oss, which from its 3,373’ summit has a close up view of Ben Lui in the foreground, with an array of peaks stretching north across Glencoe and the Black Mount as far as the Ben Nevis, clear of cloud for once. The descent requires a reascent of the bealach before the boggy path back to Dalrigh. A day of sunshine and white clouds before high cloud rolled in ahead of an approaching front. Munros #247.