Escape to the west.
Beinn Hiant 528m (sub2000)
https://www.strava.com/activities/13936027403
D: 5.27km. El: 317m. T: 1hr 41mins
The weather has been amazing this week but I just got a bit overloaded and it took me until Wednesday to get away. Still not right from jabs limes and bugs and other stuff! So I headed to Ardnamurchan in the van after spending the best part of two days sorting it and the house out. Two lovely parking spots and a wee hill. Which was a most excellent hill. I can tell the weather is changing but Sunday we head to Spain for some hot rock climbing.
Not the First Bothy!
Totally ride in 4km!
The BBC adventure nearly didn’t happen this month. claudia had a mad week at work and so we planned a small overnighter setting off late afternoon and leaving straight away the next morning. We picked the new both at feshie. I thought I may be busy but not stupidly busy so we met at the car park at the end of the road. Claudia had for gotten her wheel so while she went back Janet and I watched the many couples and groups head to the bothy. We were not liking it…we rang Claudia. Let’s think of somewhere else. Eventually we decided on the wades road bothy near Newtonmore. A very short ride got us there just before sun set. There was lots of dead wood stuck in the trees from the flood so we had an amazing fire. My combo of two sleeping mats was a fail as was my super warm bag. It is just to narrow for me to stretch my legs and not be in pain. Both are now on eBay.
A great wee adventure.
Ardgour Van Trip Day Two.
Beinn na h-Uamha 762m (c)
Bike – D: 5.55km El: 50m T: 1 hr 7 mins
Hike – D: 8.18km El: 737m T: 5hrs 27mins
Bike – D 5.68km. El: 53m. T: 1hr 26mins
https://www.strava.com/activities/13831309131
https://www.strava.com/activities/13835700600
https://www.strava.com/activities/13836465655
We could have bitten of more that we could chew with this one but experience and sense took over and we just went for the one hill. Which was the original plan and as it turned out was a big day for us at the moment. The 5 km track was like an obstacle course. Washed up grass, sea weed. Large puddles, loose rocks. But great test of my full suss. Which didn’t have much int he way of brakes by the way. A visit to mikes bikes is due.
It was a big steep hill but very satisfying. Back to the vans and Anne Marie’s turn to cook.
Beinn na Cille
Beinn na Cille 652m. (g)
D: 8.19km. E: 585m. T: 4hrs 46mins
https://www.strava.com/activities/13826235334
There looked to be a bit of a weather window this weekend as as I was getting over a tummy bug and had a few days grounded at home I felt it time to get out and start my fitness campaign. Operation 4,000.
I met up with Anne Marie at the Corran ferry all ready to start walking. We went across the ferry and headed to the Kingairloch Road. We found a good park up at the start of the walk and decided to leave Anne Marie’s van further back along the road so we could do a linear walk. It was hard going, mostly path less and we could tell that injuries and illness were taking a toll.
But an excellent day to be out. Back to the vans. My turn to make tea. It was a bit of a sloppy night but in the morning I was ready for another hill. This time with a ride in.
Kennapole Hill
Kennapole Hill 385m
D: 5.21km. El: 177m. 1hr 33mins.
A wee walk with Dot and Anne Marie. Lots of fallen trees blocking the way.
Bike and hike on way to Ronnan
Creag Rainich 807m (c) Meall Dubh 748m
Bike: D: 6.53 km. El: 24m. T: 42mins
Hike: D: 9.70km. El: 562m. T: 3hrs 11mins.
Bike: 6.31km. El: 50m. T: 45mins
A hill on the way to the meet at Ronnan. We spent the night in the van then set off in the morning and hen drove over to the meet. Lovely day. Cycled to the bothy and walked from there. Good day. Great views. With Anne Marie.
Coiremor Bothy Adventure
A Right Proper Adventure
Day one
D: 19.44km. E: 405m. T: 2hrs 56mins
https://www.strava.com/activities/13583863075
This was our second bothy adventure of the year and 4th BBC adventure. The forecast was to be sunny so we wanted something a little more than last month. We decided to ride into Coiremore bothy. Starting from Oykel Bridge up strath Mulzie to the bothy which nestled underneath the amazing Munro Seana Bhraigh, which incidentally I must return to and climb by the scramble ridge.
I was determined not to be cold and had 4.5kg of coal and a fire stick. There was a stove at the bothy so all good.
We had a fair few river crossings some which were icy even more icy on the way back our timing was excellent we arrived just after the sun set so still light enough to see.
I took my lightline sleeping and was plenty warm enough. My sleeping mat combo were warm but a bit bulky to transport. We had a nice tea and sticky ginger cake with custard for pudding.
A most excellent adventure
Shepherds Hill
Meall a’ Bhuachaille (c) 810m
https://www.strava.com/activities/13555913034
D: 6.72km. E: 480m. T: 1hr 59mins. (3hrs 7mins)
The final day of a flying visit from Joe, day one we went to the climbing wall and the pictures to see the new Bob Dylan film. Day two we went up Creag Gabhar and today we went up the lovely Meall a Bhuachaille.
We went up from the visitor centre, it was a beautiful sunny day, we decided to try and come down the little spur that Anne Marie and I came down in the snow a couple of years ago but this time find a better way. We didn’t it was worse if anything but right at the end we found a path, we had been to far to the left. Next time I shall go up that way and follow it to the top. After getting back to the van we went into the new community owned cafe for tea and cake. Which was lovely.
Lerwick Wander
D: 9km El: 65m T2hrs 19mins
And Lunch and shopping……
Mountain Days and Photo Nights 