Looks like a great trip. Your pictures of the view from camp at sunrise have inspired me to get planning my first wild camp of the year!

Great report, looking forward to part 2. Beautiful pictures too!

Didn't think I'd ever have a tear in my eye reading a walk report on Walk Highlands! Surely a candidate for some Webtogs vouchers?!

Didn't bother with Duncolm on Saturday as there was no chance of the views north towards Loch Lomond and Arrochar. Ended up heading across the slacks from Carleith then through the forestry behind Loch Humphrey to Fyn Loch then back across the slacks and home again. The best parts of the Kilpatricks...

Was up that way today. Great few hours out. All the Kilpatricks were completely shrouded in mist, very atmospheric. Not many folk about either which is an unexpected bonus up there these days. You seem to have gotten better views yesterday though!

Great walk this, not an easy one for your first outing in a while, thats for sure. Lovely moody piccies.. 8) Thanks Hills, the pictures don't do it justice though, great being up there at that time in the morning in that weather. Gutted I didn't get a picture of the deer. Wasn't as hard going as I'...

Great pictures, I was up the Cobbler earlier the same morning but it looks like you got much better views than me!

Due to the birth of my daughter in October, I haven't been out any further than the Kilpatrick hills since a trip to the Ring of Steall in August. On Sunday the recent weather proved far too enticing and brought me out of hibernation for a quick winter walk. I managed to set off in the car with the ...

Great pictures. Hope it's not too long until your next Munro!

Just stumbled upon this report by chance, great route! I've done lots of variations between the different lochs and hills between the Overtoun and Auchineden estates but not this particular way. Really like the idea of the Dumbarton to Drymen walk, having done all the sections seperately I can imagi...

Sorry Rodmeister, read your previous posts on Scarpa issues after writing that... Take it you've tried the different shapes of last available in the SL as well then. Never mind!

Not one of you're three boots I know, but for a B1 rated boot I can't see past the Scarpa SL boots, I wear the Old M3 version all year round but I've read reviews of the newer SL Active boots and they seem to be even better. Like jmarkb says though everybody has their own preferences but i'd recomme...

Great report! Really like the pictures you managed to take too. I did this with perfectly clear blue skies almost exactly a year ago. The arete was fantastic then but I want to go back and try it in the conditions you got, that looks much more impressive!

SMRussell wrote:Wonderful stuff. I must admit these two beauts had slipped my mind with all my current thoughts of great western ridges. Your photos are a good reminder of the fun that is to be had further south

Plenty of fun to be had on the Arrochar Alps!

Thanks Monty, to be honest after coming down the main route of Ben Vorlich I don't think there was too much of a difference in terms of steepness. The scrambling was probably the only major additional obstacle. Next time I do them I fancy a horseshoe shaped route heading straight across the ridge fr...