Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond)

[epmallon]

Ben Vorlich Loch Lomond 25/4/2009 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmUHx0ny0ao[/youtube]
A group of us from work climbed this on a beautiful late spring day parking our cars at Inveruglus visitor’s car park, great place to start as you can get breakfast here and stock up on sweets; juice and they also have toilets. Leaving the car park turn left and cross over the road to the path beside the A82 and follow this till you reach a road that turns right and go through the gate and follow this

WALK IN

for another Kilometre and you will eventually reach a power station on your left, it is here that you have two options the first one being is to carry on along the road to just before the dam and ascend the mountain from there or secondly take the road to your right and ascend using the south ridge

SOUTH RIDGE

this is the one we chose. The second option gives you more of a scenic climb as the higher you go you will have more views i.e.Loch Lomond , Ben Lomond and over to Ben Ime.After a couple of hundred yards you will see a burn on your left, start your climb here.

VIEW OVER TO LOCH LOMOND

VIEW OVER TO LOCH LOMOND

As you near the crest Loch Sloy comes into view and also the top,

LOCH SLOY DAM AND TOP IN DISTANCE

LOCH SLOY

from here there are a few paths to the top. As you approach the top you will come across a trig point, the cairn after this is the top.

LUNCH AT TOP

GROUP PHOTO

Coming down we kept to the right of the ridge

NICE VIEW APART FROM THE GUT (WINTER FAT)

SABRINA

HEADING DOWN

and descended down the path

HEADING DOWN

HEADING DOWN

HEADING DOWN

which brings you to the road just before the dam

WALKING OUT

and then it’s a pleasant walk out to Inveruglas with Ben Vane on your right. A great start to our walking season.

[druidsam]

great video


.................sam

[epmallon]

Thanks Sam

[druidsam]

i have often thought about a wee camcorder thingy for the hills, but as yet havent got round to getting one, i notice that maplins have a HD 5 megapixel one for £150. will have to find a job first though



......................................Sam

[Rekrab]

nice one.

MacKenzie