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Ben Wyvis
Ben Wyvis
by Bod » Tue Apr 12, 2011 12:05 am
Route description: Ben Wyvis, near Garve
Munros included on this walk: Ben Wyvis
Date walked: 09/04/2011
Time taken: 5 hours
Distance: 13 km
Ascent: 900m
Register or Login free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).Whilst enjoying a rare April camp at Bunchrew Caravan/Campsite with the previous day spent down in Glen Affric, it was time to head north and climb Ben Wyvis. Far less remote and likely to involve seeing others on the hill, this mountain seemed a fine and fitting contrast. A beautiful morning presented itself and it would have wrong to have had a lazy day at the tent, as tempting as that can be.
A fine walking plateau over general soft mossy ground, allowing a fine change of pace after a the steep climb. Coire na Feola appears as the trig points nears. An fine relaxing evening followed in Inverness and back at the campsite before a lazy beautiful Sunday.Re: Ben Wyvis
by Redrock » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:01 pm
It looks like you had a perfect day for the hills, Bod! Definitely not one to laze at the camp site!
Great pictures - Ben Wyvis looks a much more interesting hill that I had imagined - and a fair old climb to get to the plateau. I've got it my to do list now! 


Re: Ben Wyvis
by LeithySuburbs » Wed Apr 13, 2011 12:09 am
Redrock wrote:Ben Wyvis looks a much more interesting hill than I had imagined
It is


Re: Ben Wyvis
by jambo » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:54 pm
Enjoyed your Report and pics Bod.
Did you contemplate going on to Tom a' Choinnich and then descending by the Allt a' Gharbh Bhaid?
Jambo
Did you contemplate going on to Tom a' Choinnich and then descending by the Allt a' Gharbh Bhaid?
Jambo
Re: Ben Wyvis
by Bod » Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:06 am
Yes we did, but with getting back to camp late the previous day, we opted for a swift retreat. Not my usual choice to double back on an appraoch route if avoidable, but enjoyed this one! I think it was the nice mossy plateau and the solid flat slab steps on An Cabar.
jambo wrote:Enjoyed your Report and pics Bod.
Did you contemplate going on to Tom a' Choinnich and then descending by the Allt a' Gharbh Bhaid?
Jambo
Re: Ben Wyvis
by Jockstar » Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:38 pm
Glad to see you made the most of your early foray onto the hills. And a damn fine hill as well.
Like us you were blessed with the weather..wasn't it great. 


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