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After completing Ben Vorlich earlier in the day I got back to the car early afternoon and decided it was too early to head home so I decided to tackle Ben Lawers.
If you have read my previous reports you will notice that during my early Munro-bagging career I was very unprepared (no map, compass, munro book etc, etc.) but I did have a good pair of boots
Anyway, I used my road map (which also contains munro's) to find my way to Ben Lawers car park.
So, 4.25pm and time to start. I didn't realise before I started that by bagging Ben Lawers I would be bagging another Munro, Beinn Ghlas! Man, hindsight is an embarrassing thing
- Beinn Ghlas from start of walk
Halfway up Beinn Ghlas & I look over to see my other conquest earlier today, Ben Vorlich. Loch Tay in the foreground.
- Loch Tay with Ben Vorlich in background
Finally, I reached Beinn Ghlas & looked over to the glorious view of Ben Lawers. This was to be my 4th Munro and I was still very unexperienced - I actually got a chill up my spine when I looked at it. Thoughts of sliding down the mountain crossed my mind but I shook these off and got on with it! Thankfully my fear levels now aren't what they used to be
- Ben Lawers from Beinn Ghlas
Nearing the summit.
- Ben Lawers ascent
Approaching Ben Lawers' trig point
- Trig point in view
Made it!
The only downside with doing walks on your own is that you have to do these self-timer photo's. Even with my trusty mini-tripod (bought from Poundland
I still couldn't get a good angle.)
- Me at trig point
As it was now 7.30pm I decided to end my day at Ben Lawers and head back to the car. The other Munro's in the Lawers group will have to wait for now. You get a nice views of Beinn Ghlas on the return. I returned to the car park the same route as I came up.
- Beinn Ghlas from Ben Lawers
Another shot of Beinn Ghlas from descent of Ben Lawers
- Another shot of Beinn Ghlas from Ben Lawers descent
Arrived back at car park for 9.25pm, and after tackling Ben Vorlich earlier in the day I was shattered!