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i think that was the quickest munro we have ever climbed - 2h 15 min ascent, 1h 30 min descent.
of course it was due to weather conditions- although the forecast was brilliant (fooled us again) we were greeted by heavy clouds and mist and i actually expected the sky to break down on us and 'bless us' with torrential rain.
thanks goodness it never happened
visibility was pretty close to NIL at first therefore i had no excuses to stop to take pics.. and we hardly stopped at all during the ascent.
first part of the ascent (more than half way) is a good but steep path, the second part (from the cairn up) is a pathless scree, but not that steep so, to be honest i really enjoyed walking it.
about half way up the scree i felt warm wind and just had this thought that maybe we'll be lucky to reach the summit in lovely sunshine and see the inversion.
WE DID!!! and it was brilliant!

more pics http://around-scotland.blogspot.com/2011/04/schiehallion-above-clouds.html

Cracking photos!

It is a great hill, a bit underrated in my opinion.

Beautiful pics, that first inversion one is spectacular

Looks worth it in the end. High time I hauled myself back up there and actually took the camera this time.

Top notch hill to get an inversion on .

Looks like a nice day out. Schiehallion last May was possibly my favourite hill day.

The more and more i see pictures of days like this, the more i think i should venture out on those days where i look out of the window and see cloudy skies.

good pics..trying to keep this wee one for my last hill.... if i ever succeed!

Nice .

blueyed wrote:i think that was the quickest munro we have ever climbed - 2h 15 min ascent

Get yersel to the Cairnwell .

Good one Blueyed

Great photos above the clouds. I bet that was a surprise.

Makes a pleasent change from walking cloud/clag free untill the last 50 meters

regards

Jonny