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With G, staying in Ullapool. Cycled in, muddy, cows.

With G en route to Ullapool. Had thought to do the Sow of Atholl but decided to get further from the A9. Good call. Deep snow on the valley, less so on ridge but strong wind. Shortish walk but felt like a proper mountain experience.

We knew the forecast for Easter Sunday was good so sat out Easter Saturday staying expensively in ? On Loch Ness. Wellworth it. Geoff did the Forcan Ridge. I joined up snow patches on Ben Loinne and had much fun trying to keep my crampons on for as long as possible.

With Geoff, after night in van near Cairnryan en route to meet M and M in Glentrool. Mist, v windy and therefore cold.

With Mark Mike and Geoff in mist, staying at Glen Trool

If you have done The Glyders, Tryfan and Snowdon you should be fine with your Scottish plans
Enjoy!

Very glad you enjoyed your trip to Ireland, the photos are great. Donegal is well worth a visit. Mountainviews.ie can be useful though quite different from walkhighlands

Various B and Bs in Crianlarich offered a 'shuttle service' as far as Bridge of Orchy and beyond when we were in the area
two years ago. It wasn't expensive as it meant they benefitted from the booking for two nights

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Take a look at mountainviews.ie

kaiserstein wrote:I find using two pairs of socks has helped me to prevent blisters. Use a thin liner sock with a thicker walking sock.

Definitely!

How far up that road can you actually get, can anyone give a rough grid reference? There's a parking area where the track crosses the old tramway at NN256788. It's also possible to return from the Grey Corries traverse along the forestry tracks which are drier underfoot than the tramway, in which c...

I often listen to a talking book (MP3 borrowed from my local library) when walking on my own, especially when on my own and if there is no visibility or a long walk out from a hill

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Beinn a Chasteill

Beinn a Chuallaich

Ben Loinne

Cairnsmore of Carsphairn

Shalloch on Minnoch

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