Creag Mhor Thollaidh
Creag Mhor Thollaidh 343m
D: 6.36km El: 277m T: 2hrs 6 mins (3 hrs 3 mins)
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After an epic day yesterday to day was a gentler walk up a little hill before going home. My first visit to Ronnan with the Ladies. Very dramatic light on this one.
An Tealloch
Bidein a’Ghlas Thuill 1062m (m) Sgurr Fiona 1060m (m)
D: 18.68km El: 1310m T: 6 hrs 25mins (9 hrs 55 mins)
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Sometimes I have a mountain day that takes me to a place that Roger and I talked about going too and An Tealloch is one of those hills. I was staying at Ronnan Cottage on a Ladies meet. All of the others were planning smaller walks but I fancied something a bit more challenging. Karen suggested An Tealloch and how could I refuse! we took two cars so we missed a bit of road walking – thank goodness. It was a brilliant day cloud swirling about to make it interesting but we still had the amazing views. We scrambles up a couple of the pinnacles but then took the path that contoured round I think I will have to go back and finish the whole scramble.
Mona Gowan
Mona Gowan 749m (g) Cairnagour Hill 743m (gt)
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D: 7.84km El: 420m T:2hrs 33mins
After calling at the discovery centre to do a stock check Janet and I headed off to climb Mona Gowen it was a bit of a dull day but nice to be out although the landscape did feel a bit devoid of wildlife. A nice cuppa and bit of tiffin in a café when we can back down
Hunt for a Climbing Crag
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D: 8.47m El 248m T 2hrs 9mins
Carn Ruigh Chorrach 484m Craig Tiribeg 486m
This was a exploration of another climbing crag, this one was a bit more promising than the one earlier in the week. Think it will be worth a return trip in warmer weather. We then went over two hills that I had been up before solo but not on the same day. It was a good day walking those legs.
Creag an Fhithich
Carn an Fhithich 405m
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A bike and hike to check out a hidden crag, some big-ish climbs, a mossy scramble to the trig point and a wizz back to the van
The Wee ones often have very interesting bits
Creag Phitiulais 447m
D: 7.27km El: 229m T: 2hrs 9Mins ( 3 hrs 57mins )
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A hill I have often looked at and thought I would like to go up. It was a lot more interesting than we thought it might be. We walked part wat up on forest tracks and then across heathery junipery broomy boggy land, climbed a few fences had a bit of drizzly rain. The sun then came out for us as we got to the top. To get down more fences – some with a gate, boggy forest and a sheep field. An Excellent day and I got some interesting IMC photos of birch trees in the sun.
Bike and Hike – Autumn is here!!
Torr Leathann 637m (gt) Beinn Tharsuinn 692 (g)
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The forecast was supposed to be windy it wasn’t! it was supposed to stop raining it did eventually!
We set off in the rain and it didn’t really stop until we were on our way down, it was claggy on the top and tussocky under foot but it was great. I had a practise at using my compass in the mist which I need to do more. A great day and my 53rd Graham climbed. Anne Marie and I are finding it hard to select hills near to home. A great wizz back to the car and a cuppa at Dot’s when we got back to Carrbridge.
A wander on the beach
What better way to spend a couple of hours than wondering on the beach at Tyninghame, followed by fish and chips at North Berwick. Shame Chris was feeling a bit unwell and couldn’t join us.
Les Houches to Servox
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D: 12.77km El:602m. T: 4hrs 1mins (5hrs 26mins)
It was our last day and our legs were getting tired as we have done a lot of walking this week. But even so we set off from Anne’s. Caught a bus for one stop. It could have been two and set of walking up to the village of Charoussie we were going to try to get up Prarion but decided it was a bit much so we went up to the Col de la forclaz and then down to seroix to get the train back. It was a good choice as the train journey was really interesting and included a viaduct and gorge. There was a bit in the middle where we walked on a new track but apart from that the paths were lovely.
Up to a glacier
Les Bossons glacier walk.
D: 10.87 km El: 904m T: 4hrs 14mins ( 6hrs 41mins)
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Today the clouds were higher and broken so we thought that it would be a good day for a walk up to the glacier. It was a pretty amazing experience to be so near that we could hear it creaking and rumbling. We have had such an amazing week. We spent a lot of time sat in the sun watching it.
Mountain Days and Photo Nights 