23rd - 25th November

2007

Tom Westgate, Mark Harvey and I travelled up on Friday night and arrived to meet Rob Woodall who had driven up on Thursday. The weather forecast was typically awful with heavy rain and wind for Saturday. This duly arrived about 11pm and raged about the hostel all night until 5am when suddenly the winds dropped and it stopped raining. Link to Mark Harvey's Pictures

We drove round to Fersit and set off up Stob Coire Sgriodain at 7.30am. There was good visibility and it wasn't raining however half way up a strong shower came through. This became the order of the day with reasonable weather inbetween.

Grey Corries from Stob Coire Sgriodain                                                Final ascent of Stob Coire Sgriodain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On top of Chno Dearg                                                                            Goggle Man on top of Chno Dearg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid morning snack in the valley - Tom and Rob                                                Tom, Rob and Goggle Man

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We climbed Bein na Lap and descended into the valley. While in the valley the weather seemed to get worse with longer spells of rain. We decided to ascend Stob Coire Easain from the hunting lodge at the bottom of Loch Treig. The winds got steadily stronger as we approached the top.

Stob Coire Easain 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While on Stob Coire Easain there was a snow storm and it was pretty hairy so we didn't hang around. We took photos in the coll afterwards by which time the storm had passed.

Stob Coire Mheadhoin in the background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ascending Stob Coire Mheadhoin, Stob Coire Easain in the background

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On way down to Loch Treig - Tom                                                                                    Me !

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Descent off Stob Coire Mheadhoin to Loch Treig

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday - Another early start saw us ascending Sgurr a' Mhaim at 8am. The temperature was colder but the weather drier. We did from there to the road reccying the track and forest rides also.

Stob Ban from half way up Sgurr a' Mhaim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tom                                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summit of Sgurr a' Mhaim

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On route from Stob Ban to Mullach nan Coirean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top of Mullach nan Coirean

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