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Van trip 042 2nd 2024 staying at Shieldaig by the toilets. Dry, sunny, 6°C glen, no wind, excellent visibility. Biked (MTB) from Shieldaig to Tornapress 53min and ascent to Bealach na Ba 1hr 23min, 21min at viewpoint, descent 20min, return 56min. Total 3hrs 53min. Two other rides to Bealach Na Ba: 0...

Van trip 42 2nd 2024 staying at the Killilan car park at the entrance to the Inverinate estate. Dry, 8°C in the glen, a little above freezing at 900m but a strong 30 - 40 mph E wind giving a significant wind chill. Ascent using Scarpa trainers. I left the van at 08:05 and biked to 300m beyond Iron L...

Van trip 42 2nd 2024, staying overnight at the Killilan car park at the entrance to the Inverinate estate. Dry, high E winds 40 to 50mph on summit. 6°C in the glen, around freezing at munro level. Used Scarpa trainers and carried microspikes but they were not needed. Biked along Glen Elchaig to Carn...

Van trip 42 2nd 2024, overnighting at the Killilan car park at the entrance to the Inverinate estate. Dry, sunny, moderate SE wind only on the ridge. Excellent visibility. Only patches of snow above 700m, the main terrain clear. Used 3 season boots. From the summit I went NE to the crag above Bealac...

Van trip 41 1st 2024 staying at Glenmore Forest camp site. Misty conditions even at height, fogbow, moderate NE wind, more at mid height, -2°C,at 900m. Bus to ski centre. Skinned to mid station and used ski tourers' ticket £11 cash for the uplift to the Ptarmigan station. Skinned to Cairngorm summit...

Van trip 41 1st 2024 staying at Glenmore Forest camp site. Alpine day. Very clear visibility with temperature inversion, -2°C at the camp site. Moderate E wind. Bus to ski centre from Glenmore camp site 09:36. Walk in to pt 1083m. Crampons on and continued to use sticks. To Cairn Lochan, Stob Corrie...

New campervan trip 039 2nd 2023. Another hot day. Kayaked from Kylesku slipway to the head of Loch Glencoul 2hrs. Outgoing tide for the first hour then the tide turned. Head wind (SE) on outward journey. Return journey 1hr 42min with following wind but tide against me. 10.8km 4km/hr. Route saved on ...

New campervan trip 039 2nd 2023.
Ideal conditions, 20+°C, no wind, rising tide. Kayak to Handa Island from Scourie bay 50min, return 40min. Route on Anquet.
Swam on return from kayak route.

New campervan trip 039 2nd 2023. Very hot day, blue sky, excellent visibility, virtually no wind. From our overnight at the walkers' car park we drove to the Quinag car park. Set off 08:51 for Quinag via Spidean Coinich 10:15. Then Sail Gorm 12:01 including "The Chisel" summit en route. To...

New campervan trip 039 2nd 2023. Cool pleasant conditions, light breeze. Overcast but clouds above Glas Bheinn and most other summits in the vicinity. Cloud dispersed during the morning to leave a sunny afternoon as usual. From our overnight at the walkers' car park we drove to the Quinag John Muir ...

New campervan trip No 039 2nd 2023. Cooler 12°C, low N wind. Pleasant biking and climbing. From our overnight at Oykel Bridge I biked to NH291905 1hr 40min. On foot to Seana Bhraigh ascending the easier NE ridge 1hr 45min. Descent by the same route 1hr 15min. Out by same biking route apart from a sm...

We stayed overnight at Lynwilg in the van NH874110. Dry with misty conditions, near freezing but no wind. From Lynwilg I biked to the bealach at NH847129 time 45 minutes without stopping. On foot with a short walk to the summit of the Corbett Geal-charn Mór. Fast descent on my bike. 2hrs approx. Rou...

Van trip 36 6th 2022 Clear and sunny with small amounts of mist in the corries. In the afternoon a little light rain and wind but short lived. From our overnight at the Linn of Dee I biked to Glenn Quoich and the base of An Diollaid NO078952. On foot to ascend Beinn a Bhuird summit (N. top). Then to...

Van trip 36 6th 2022 Wet on the ride over the pass but dry on the hill walk. Misty but clearing, no wind. Quite atmospheric. Biked from our overnight at FLS Ariundle NM826633 over the pass to Kinlochan and on to NM843683 where I left my bike 1hr 5min. On foot over Beinn Headhoin to Carn na Nathrach ...

Van trip 36 6th 2022. MTB Sgurr Dhomhnuill Cool autumnal day with a moderate NW wind. Light overcast cloud. From our overnight at Ariundle FLS site NM826633 I biked up the track to the old mines at NM859663. On foot to Sgurr á Chaorainn 761m. Then to Sgurr Dhomhnuill 888m. Return by same route but u...

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MTB Bealach na Ba

Aonach Buidhe

Faochaig

Sguman Coinntich

Ski Tour Coire Raibeirt

Cairngorm Plateau

Kayak to head of Glencoul

Kayak Handa Island from Scourie Bay

Quinag (all 3 Corbetts)

Glas Bheinn (Assynt)

Seana Bhraigh

MTB Geal-charn Mòr

MTB Beinn a Bhuird

MTB Carn na Nathrach

MTB Sgurr Dhomhnuill