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OK, OK I know that doing Meall Dearg from the north and Sgorr nam Fiannaidh from the west means that I have avoided the Aonach Eagach, but cut me some slack, I'm at least 3 times older than any of the other walkers we met today
. This was another hill chosen to help us ease back into hill fitness after lockdown and would be (for me) the final Glencoe Munro. As we collected our gear from the car and were about to head up I realised I'd forgotten to pack a waterproof jacket
, what such a thing has never been known, my day pack has so much stuff in it it's almost as heavy as my backpacking bag
. Still I did have waterproof trousers and a bothy bag which could double up as a cape and a weather forecast that said it would be dry until late evening - so let's go for it
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We followed the route given in the WH descriptor, its very straight forward an made for a cracking day on the hills
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First photo stop, looking back at Loch Leven once we gain some height
First view of the awesome ridge ,,,
Roger was there too ...
Second view of the awesome ridge and the clouds are clearing
Roger and a useful cairn at the bealach between Garbh Bheinn and Meall Dearg
The cooperative frog
I politely asked this frog to sit still while I took a photo, once I'd finished I said 'Thank You' and it hoped off - clearly a prince/ss in disguise
The navigational fencepost and the view west
The Ben and friends
Looking east towards Ben Alder and the Scottish watershed ...
... and east south east to Schiehallion
Final ascent of Meall Dearg
Getting closer to the ridge ...
,,, and looking to the east ...
... west again ,,,
... and on to Bidean nam Biam
... and zoomed
... another angle on the ridge
And while I was taking photos what was Roger doing?
Well I was looking north again ...
Then getting a panorama east ...
... then east south east
... with a summit selfie to finish
A delightful hill with stunning views - a real boost to the post lockdown recovery of body and soul