Wee Skinny Ski
Carrbridge Golf Course
D:2.95km T:49 mins
with Dot and Janet
Return to Creag Dhubh
Creag Dhubh 756m (g)
D: 6.34km El: 392m T: 2hrs 16mins (3hrs 50 mins)
this is a hill i first went up with Roger quite a few years ago. That time we had been staying in the caravan. I had had a wedding and caught a terrible cold. I felt really ill going up. This time i was healthy and it was a nice wee walk to start the year. 2nd hill of the year first was a bit warmer!!
First Hill of 2023
Puig de Galatzo 1026m
D: 5.07km El: 479m T: 1hr 58mins (3hrs 22mins)
We drove a long way up what became quite a rough track in my little fiat 500 hire car. But the wee walk was so worth it. And an excellent meal a small village on way back to Palma.
Us tortoises and the hare
Beinn Mhic-Mhonaidh 796m (c)
D: 13.35 El: 769m T: 4hrs 46mins (6 hrs 45mins)
https://www.strava.com/activities/8236812276
the last walk of the weekend with the Ladies Anne Marie, Svetland and Barbara. I lovely frosty walk which we came back down just as it was getting dark. Herad torches used and songs sung to keep us going. The hare was waiting in the car but I think the tortoises had more fun
Finding the Zigzags
Gearr Aonach 692m Zig Zags grade 1 *
https://www.strava.com/activities/8232034246
Not to self not all ladies know where they are going when they say they do, always check the book/map for yourself….it would have saved a lot of faffing. Eventually we found the beginning of the scramble which should have been easy! We lost so much time a few of us decided to go down from the lost valley. It was still a good day.
Two Grahams on the way to Blackrock
Meall Onfhaidh 681m (g) Aodann Chleureig 663m (g)
D: 17.12 km El 984m T: 5 hrs 17mins (7 hrs 15mins)
This is another catch up post! All i can remember was the begining was hard going up a steep slop that had been felled and we came back along the track in the dark I remember it being a good day, and from there we headed to the ladies meet at Blackrock
BTW I am now a fully fledged member yay!
The summit of Meall Onfhaidh
Misty Beinn na Gainimh
Beinn na Gainimh (g) 730m
D: 10.40km El: 463m T: 3hrs 8mins (5hrs 10mins)
https://www.strava.com/activities/8189521995
After a night in the van parked up at the Birks of Aberfeldy car park with Dot and Anne we headed down to the start of the walk. It was a lot and i mean a lot mistier than we were expecting! Parking on the road was more difficult than we expected too. Once we found a spot we were accosted by a game keeper who didn’t want us to walk but couldn’t stop us. They were stalking the next day and he seemed to think we would scatter the deer into another county. He wanted us to just walk to the loch which we did but then we nipped up the hill. We did change our plans as we had planned a circuit. We didn’t see any deer and he didn’t even know which hill we were going up before he tried to stop us. Glad we went it cleared as we got higher up. A great day.
White Comb
https://www.strava.com/activities/8112569731
Loch Craig head 726m, (d) Molls Cleuch Dod 785m (d) Firthbrig Rig 800m White Coomb 821m (c)
D: 14km El: 696m T: 4hrs (5hrs 33mins)
After a peaceful night in the van a wonderful round. Back to the van and home. Actually I think I had another night on route home. So good to break the journey.
Croft Head
Croft Head 637m
D: 7.69km. El: 498m. T: 2hrs 15mins ( 3hrs 9mins)
After a hectic but lively few days at Kai’s with Sue and Chris although sadly not Sam as he was still getting over Covid I decided that a bit of quiet Lynn and Mountain time would be just the job. I got of the road home at Moffat and stopped to wander up Croft Head a little Graham which made 56. I am still one behind Anne and my Corbetts are lagging behind at only 50!
After the walk I drove up to the car park at grey mares tail. A national trust car park so I was able to make use of my membership.
Meall a’Chaorainn
Meall a’ Chaorainn 632m (g)
https://www.strava.com/activities/8057933154
https://www.strava.com/activities/8057935622
https://www.strava.com/activities/8057935622
Bike D: 13.57km El: 271m T: 1 hr 16mins
Hike D: 5.62 km El: 321m T: 1hr 52mins
Bike D:13.57km E:l110m T: 1hr 22mins
Note the return ride took longer down hill than the outward ride, I was nearly broken by a most horrendous head wind!!!
Very steep up hill then some lovely peathags and some steep traversing to a track – lovely…….
A nice evening in the van the night before with Anne and Ian
Mountain Days and Photo Nights 