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I stayed at the Glen Nevis Youth Hostel after my ascent of Sgurr Eilde Mor:
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=59276.
I woke the next day with legs stiff and aching, even after carefully applying some internal lubrication the night before.
No hills today!
It was another fine day which I spent driving to Mallaig, walking slowly on the beach, drinking coffee and reading the paper. On the way back I stopped at Glenfinnan for this frankly ridiculous sunset.
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- Glenfinnan Sunset
That night I thought that maybe tomorrow would be fine again and my restored legs would speed me up any hill I chose.
Unfortunately I woke to lowish grey cloud. I decided to go up Sgurr a’Mhaim, close by and near the road. I drove up Glen Nevis to the first car park and was walking by 9.00.
The path starts right by the road, through a gate, follow the clear boggy path by the Allt Coire a’ Mhusgain and then up the north west ridge over the Sron Sgurr a’Mhaim to the summit.
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- From the ridge
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- Summit
The top three or four hundred metres were in the clag. It was steep, pretty quick and really dour! A shame because the views are said to be fantastic.
Then down the same way and back to the car by 2.00.
99 to go.
