Who needs the Alps when you have the Scottish Highlands! Dave and I had an amazing day out in the North West Highlands exploring the Northern Loch Quoich Hills. With wall to wall sunshine, light winds and solid neve, conditions were just amazing. With splendid northern corries and airy ridges, Spidean Mialach and Gleouraich present the most fantastic hillwalking that Scotland has to offer, What a day, just breathtaking!
Amazing backdrop, Loch Quoich and the distant Knoydart Hills.
Lots of snow remaining on Easterly aspects, mainly rocky and bare on other aspects.
Dave enjoying the great conditions on the summit of Spidean Mialach (996m)
Looking West to Coire Dubh and Gleouraich (1035m)
Not only was there great snow, sections of the ridge had some great Scrambling.
Looking East back to Spidean Mialach on the ascent of Gleouraich.
Looking towards Gleouraich and with lots of snow, Garbh Choire Mor.
Looking North towards the South Glen Shiel Ridge, a fantastic high level ridge walk.
Looking East back along the day's airy ridge walk.
Dave enjoying the superb views to the North.
Dave enjoying the hard snow.
Looking back up to Gleouraich on the descent with the well built stalkers path, made for easy walking.
Amazing sunset.
Just when we thought the worst was over, we came across a short, steep section with cliffs on either side. Dave using safe travel techniques in Avalanche terrain, note the huge glide cracks up above, not a place to hang about!
Looking SE towards The Ben.
Great end to a magical day.
Amazing colours as the sun set.
Red deer stag on the ridge above keeping an eye on us as we descend.
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