ancancha wrote:Looks like you sweated out your cold on the initial assent and by the summit were in full fettle, or was that a chocolate chip cookie rush

Bit of both

Hi done the 2 as planned yesterday Done Cruach Ardrain first then Tulaichean without stopping as the weather was horrible after the 2000 ft mark thick clag galeforce wind and rain,was up and down in 4hrs 10mins but still enjoyed the walk, Doesn't sound like ideal conditions but glad you had a good ...

Unbelievable photos! Thursday was a perfect day

jamesb63 wrote:Hoping to do these 2 tomorrow ,but MWIS forecast not to good
so doubt I will get such great pics and views as you did

How did you get on?

StevieC wrote:That's a great selfie! Must be a bit of a pain carrying a trampoline all the way up the hill though

Hahaha nothing more than a well placed rock!

teaandpies wrote:I seen that jump picture on instagram. The visit Scotland instagram

Brilliant! I had no idea they had shared until you said, thank you must have scrolled past it and just though it was mine...

spiderwebb wrote:Great pics and the self perfectly timed

Haha thank you, wish I could say it was my first attempt

dogplodder wrote:I went up to the bealach and did Cruach Ardrain first which made it feel an easier ascent. Got the same conditions as you on Thursday climbing Ben Challum.

Ah good idea, wish I'd thought of it what a wonderful day eh? Could've given you a wee wave from the summit!

Was doing a couple of Munros on Thursday and thought to myself on the summit what an amazing couple of days it would be to do some wild summit camps so nice to see someone actually did it. Hoping to do my first in August so this was lovely to see

Huff_n_Puff wrote:Enjoyed that, and beautiful photos. Agree with you about the ascent but it feels good once you're up!

Absolutely, worth the struggle!

I've not done this one yet but it's photos like this that prove there is no such thing as a dull Munro - they are absolutely gorgeous! Worth climbing 3000 feet just for a peek at that 2nd photo's view!

Extensive sunshine! Almost certain Munros will be cloud free! Precipitation very unlikely! You can't ignore an MWIS forecast like that, even though they have been somewhat dubious recently. That said at 10am on Thursday, my only possible Munro day for a long time, I was running around Ayr like a hea...

This is unbelievably beautiful, brilliant pics

Mal Grey wrote:Highly entertaining report, thanks for sharing, had me chuckling away remembering similar situations.

Glad my misfortunes could provide you with entertainment it's nice to know I'm not the only one who ends up in these situations!

edinburgh36 wrote:Great report and lovely pics! Nothing wrong with a selfie I say

Thank you for the compliment and thank you for making me feel less self-indulgent