A wet Day with Joe.
Beda Fell 509m (w). Angletarn Pikes 567 
D: 11.77km. El: 501m T:3hrs 22mins (4hrs 25mins)
Making use of the new car Joe and I headed to a fairly local hill down the quiet side of ullswater. The day ended up a lot wetter than forecast so we cut the day short and headed down a very nice path that slowly traversed and dropped down the valley. It still felt like we had done a bit. My first walk with Joe for a while.
The Severn Big Ones…
https://www.strava.com/activities/11079228348
D: 29km El: 1,750m T: 10hrs 6mins (13hrs 26mins)
⛰️ Creag a’ Mhaim (946 m) • ⛰️ Druim Shionnach (985 m) • ⛰️ Druim Shionnach West Top (935 m) • ⛰️ Aonach air Chrith (1,020 m) • ⛰️ Maol Chinn-dearg East Top (913 m) • ⛰️ Maol Chinn-dearg (980 m) • ⛰️ Sgurr an Doire Leathain (1,010 m) • ⛰️ Sgurr an Lochain (1,004 m) • ⛰️ Creag nan Damh (917 m) •
It really was a big day!!!
Pre Big Day Hill
Biod an Fhithich 646m (g)
D: 10.14km El: 604m T: 3hrs 44mins (5hrs 23mins )
A warm up before the big day.
Escape from Refit Two
Beinn Lora 308m (sub 2000)
D: 7.77km El: 344m T: 1hr 39min ( 2hrs 14mins)
https://www.strava.com/activities/11030087542
It was a lovely sunny day after 3 days of storms and wind I wanted to tackle something bigger but was tired or more weary and everything in the van was damp, so decided to have a late start and go up a smaller hill. It was still great to get out in the wild and see the views.
Escape from the refit.
Beinn Churalain 549m (sub 2000)
I decided not to follow the route in the Hugh’s book because I wanted to visit the old burial ground on the way up the hill. The burial ground was very lovely but oh dear what followed next! Very steep scrub. Then very steep hillside but what lovely views of the higher hills all around. I had picked a lower hill as my energy levels were pretty low after a few days working on Peggy and living in the van. My choice of route for the decent was probably worse than the accent.
Oh well a grand diversion from the refit. And the weather was glorious for March.
Two Drumochter Munros
Beinn Udlamain 1011m (m) Sgairneach Mhor 991m (m)
#90 #91
https://www.strava.com/activities/10958772986
D: 17.24km El: 795m T: 5hrs 25mins( 7hrs 2mins)
It was not the most promising forecast but off we set! it was the 8th Anniversary of Rogers passing so it felt right to go up a hill. I had hoped for views over Ben Alder but it was very unlikely. As it was we (Janet and Anne Marie) didn’t get as wet as I thought we might!!
Blackrock
Creach Bheinn 810m (c)
Beaten by the snow
https://www.strava.com/activities/10747621743
D: 11.24km. El: 140m. T: 1hr 49mins ( 3hr 12mins)
Our intentions today were a bike and hike up Mount Beatock. It was always going to be ambitious but with the added difficulty of snowy tracks we were defeated. It was ok up to the Charr Bothy where we had lunch but after that the crunchy snow got harder and we decided to save it for another day. We returned to the bothy for the rest of our lunch and headed back to the vans for tea and cake.
An enjoyable day. Lovely and sunny. Nice to be out
Clachnaben
Clachnaben 589m
https://www.strava.com/activities/10747617791
D: 10.32km. El: 533m T:3 hrs 21mins (4 hrs 28mins )
A night away in the vans with Dot and Anne Marie. We parked up at the bridge of Dye Forrest car park. We set off up the path through the woods, I realised as I was driving there that I had been up this hill a couple of years ago with Sue and Sam while having our now yearly family holiday. It was very windy that day but today was still but very slippy slushy snow under foot. We walked round the whole tor on the top to take a look at the climbs. Yet another place to visit again. We had a sociable evening in Anne Marie’s van. My knee is still a little troublesome.
Two Munro’s on a not much snow eagles ski meet
Carn Dearg (m) 941m. Sgor Gaibhre (m) 955m Sgor Gaibhre – Sgor Choinnich (mt) 929m
#88 #89
https://www.strava.com/activities/10715314908
I came back from Cumbria with a cold and wasn’t sure how fit I would be for this meet especially as my knee was still playing up. Wednesday turned out to be a pretty good day and I couldn’t resist the opportunity to climb these two Munros. I had always had them on my plan b for the meet. Earlier I had thought I might do a bike and hike but I think that was a bit ambitious. I walked with Al and another two eagles Adele and Mark. My knee was a bit sore by the end. The hills are not the most exciting but the views were great and it was nice to do a circular ridge walk..
Mountain Days and Photo Nights 