For the Jubilee Bank holiday we went up to Kingussie for a week: Meall na Leitreach 777.1m (2549ft) Beinn Teallach 914.6m (3000ft) Geal Charn (1049m) and Beinn a’ Chlachair 1087m (3566ft) Stob Coire Sgriodain 979m (3212ft) and Chno Dearg 1046m (3431ft) And a few lower level walks including Craigellachie (496m) from Aviemore; Creag Bheag (487m) from Kingussie; and a » read more »
Easter week away bagging Corbetts: Meall na Leitreach from Dalnaspidal Two Càrn Deargs in Glen Roy (truly dull lumps) Walk from Fort Willam to Spean Bridge along the Great Glen Way and disuused Railway lines. Sgùrr an Utha with its fantastic twisty schitst, micas and garnetts The “Innsey Wincies”: Cruach Innse & Sgùrr Innse with » read more »
Had a lovely week in Scotland bagging Corbetts Beinn Trilleachan Beinn Odhar Beinn an Lochain 901.7m (fantastic winter day out) probably the very best Corbett i’ve met. And a few nice low level walks around Ballachulish and Oban too.
Easter 2020 was delayed to Easter 2021 and finally happend in September 2021 – thanks Covid! We climbed: The 3 Quinag Corbetts – Sail Gharbh (809m), Sail Gorm (776m), Spidean Coinich (764m) Stac Pollaidh Suliven An Teallach – Sgurr Fiona (1059m) and Bidein a’ Ghlas Thuill (1063m) and a nice bit of the West Hilghland way from Fort Bill.
We spent Easter in Spean Bridge and we climbed: Sgiath Chuil (920m) Ben Nevis (1345m) up via Number 2 Gully, and down Number 4 Gully. Beinn Bhan (796m) Aonach Mor (1221m) abseiled down Easy Gully and failed to find any good ice in the twins. Sron a’ Choire Ghairbh (937m) and Meall na Teanga (916.8m) Streap (909m) Beinn Bhuidhe » read more »
Author: Phil Newby