An Lochan Uaine
Ryvoan Bothy
All smiles on the way up the East ridge of Meall a' Bhuachaille
Looking North West from the summit
Phew, we've made it to the summit!
Spectacular scenery on the descent
Looking South East over the Allt na Feith Duibhe
Emily and Aideen enjoying the view over to Cairngorm
Stormy on the Cairngorm plateau
On Sunday the 26th of October I was out with Aideen and Emily who had travelled North to Fort William with the intention of ascending Ben Nevis but the weather gods had other ideas, heavy rain and high winds were forecast, I might just need to have a plan B...
Whilst en route to meet the ladies I couldn't believe my eyes as an otter appeared from a side street and dashed across the road towards the shoreline, spectacular!
Sunday morning dawned and the weather was abysmal, constant driving rain along with a gusting SW gale which was forecast to be around 100mph at 914m (3000ft), Ben Nevis will almost certainly have to wait for another day.
After speaking to the ladies and with a better forecast, the decision was made to head East to Aviemore and reassess the weather and plans for the day from there.
The drive East was magical with the Autumn colours and there was a remarkable difference in the weather, although the wind hadn't abated much, it was better than the West...
After some breakfast, it was decided that given the current weather conditions we'd head up to the Glenmore forest park, walk to Ryvoan Bothy and head up the East shoulder of Meall a' Bhuachaille whilst getting some shelter from the SW side of the hill. All went to plan and Aideen and Emily made it to the summit safely, but given the strength of the wind, we were forced to retrace our steps back down the East shoulder before an alternative walk back through the Glenmore forest.
Thanks to Aideen and Emily for a grand day out...
Sunday morning dawned and the weather was abysmal, constant driving rain along with a gusting SW gale which was forecast to be around 100mph at 914m (3000ft), Ben Nevis will almost certainly have to wait for another day.
After speaking to the ladies and with a better forecast, the decision was made to head East to Aviemore and reassess the weather and plans for the day from there.
The drive East was magical with the Autumn colours and there was a remarkable difference in the weather, although the wind hadn't abated much, it was better than the West...
After some breakfast, it was decided that given the current weather conditions we'd head up to the Glenmore forest park, walk to Ryvoan Bothy and head up the East shoulder of Meall a' Bhuachaille whilst getting some shelter from the SW side of the hill. All went to plan and Aideen and Emily made it to the summit safely, but given the strength of the wind, we were forced to retrace our steps back down the East shoulder before an alternative walk back through the Glenmore forest.
Thanks to Aideen and Emily for a grand day out...
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