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25/9/07 Glen Affric
Andy Beck - On
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Route details and photographs of areas where Andy has
been walking, sketching and gathering references for future work.
23rd- 28th September 2007. The
Glen Affric area.
Camping at Cannich, the idea was to use
this as a base to explore the three glens of Glen Affric, Glen Cannich and Glen
Strathfarrar. The forecast was pretty reasonable for the week but this was
Scotland in the Autumn!
25th September Glen Affric.
Parking at the head of Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin we
planned to walk up to the two Munroes of Tom a Choinich and Toll
Creagach.
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A spell of bright weather as we ascended the path into Allt Toll Easa.
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The Allt Toll Easa, quite full with inspiring colours. We were heading
for the ridge behind and it now started to rain...again.
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Through the rain, looking back on our route, we had
followed the river from the Loch in the far distance.
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A (wet) Ptarmigan at close quarters. The advantage of
having pointers with us! (Zeta put up a pack of 30/40 shortly after this,
the largest group I have seen to date.)
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The summit cairn of Toll Creagach- all drenched! There
was nothing to be gained by going to the other top in these conditions.
As we descended we broke back into brighter weather, as you can see,we
were all looking a bit wet!
Patches of brightness as we followed our line of ascent back into the
Glen.
A herd of red deer on the slopes of the hill. Not a brilliant day but at
least this time we had reached the summit of one of the Munroes. |
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25th September
Glen Affric was our aim for today and hopefully achieve the
tops of 2 Munroes, Toll Creagach and Tom a Choinich.
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Looking south over the Pine forest near the start of our
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Re-tracing our outward route in better weather.
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26th September
It had been a very cold night in the tent and the mountain
forecast was the best so far. This promised to be a good day so we headed for
the further reaches of Glen Affric.
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Snow on the far hills.
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The Keeper's cottage at Affric Lodge.
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The higher we headed the more snow topped hills we could
see.
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A food break on our first snow of the year!
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In Coire Leachavie with Sgurr na Lapaich behind.
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On the bealach, sun ,snow and no wind. |
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Looking South-west from near the summit of Mam Sodhail,
the Cuillins of Skye in the distance.
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Ideal location for Ptarmigan.
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The summit cairn of Mam Sodhail.
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And on the summit of Carn Eige with Beinn Fhionnlaidh in
the sun. This is where we met the only other person during the whole day.
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A view back to Mam Sodhail, our route descended the
ridge on the right.
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Our route ahead.
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The Pinnacles of Stob Coire Dhomhnuill. |
Dramatic rock formations. Loch Mullardoch below.
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Returning off the hill. |
Snow showers in Glen Affric as we approach the start. |
27th September
A day in Glen Cannich would give us a route to the tops of two
more Munroes, Carn nan Gobhar and Sgurr na Lapaich, weather permitting.
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Following the route out of Coire an t-sith we reached
the bealach with Creag Dubh behind.
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One of the summit cairns of Carn nan Gobhar.
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Sgurr na Lapaich from Carn nan Gobhar.
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A Mountain Hare amongst the rocks. |
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The route ahead to the next top.
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Looking from the summit towards our route off along the
ridge.
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Summit of Sgurr na Lapaich.
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North-west with the Torridon hills in the distance.
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Posing on the ridge.
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Sunlight on Carn nan Gobhar.
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Loch Mullardoch. Carn Eige, is on the very left of the
photograph.
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Balanced boulder on the ridge.
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and a local seeing us off his hill.
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