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Beinn Ime
2 Hrs 15 mins up
1 Hr 30 mins back down
Well I had a day of work today so decided to tackle Beinn Ime. Beinn Ime had eluded me the last time after a severe drenching on Ben Narnain so I was keen to get the Munro ball rolling for 2011 and get back up there.
I headed of early and was at the car park at Arrochar at 8:15 ready to start heading up. The timings worked out quite well as the sun was just coming up when I set off up the zig zag path from the car park.
This was my first Munro since Narnain last September and my first bit of exercise since before christmas so I was struggling more than I really should have been.
I headed up the path between the cobbler and Narnain past the Narnain boulders and headed towards Ime.
- Sun coming up
After crossing the Bealach a' Mhaim I started making my way up Ime towards the summit. The temperature had dropped by this point and I was in a whiteout. There was a heavy cross wind too but at least it was dry. I lost the path on the way up and had to resort to my map any time I got a break in the whiteness. Eventually just before the top I found the path I should have been on.
- Views towards the top
Eventually the summit cairn appeared. I found it a fair old slog up this one, prob due to my fitness level, so I was glad to see I had reached it.
Its hard to see from this photo but the whiteout created a scary effect at the summit. When I looked over the edge it was a shear cliff by the looks of things but you couldnt see if it was 2m deep or 200m deep.
- Drop over the edge
Customary flag shot at the top
- Flag shot
All in all it was a very enjoyable day. It was also the first time id went alone and I was initially a bit apprehensive about it but I would def do it again. Almost managed to stay dry all day but 5 mins from my car I got caught in a heavy rain shower but you cant win them all.
A few shots I took on the way back down -
- The Cobbler
- The Cobbler
- Ben Lomond in the distance