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Sgùrr nan Clach Geala in the rain, and wind... and rain

Sgùrr nan Clach Geala in the rain, and wind... and rain


Postby Jobbo » Mon Apr 28, 2025 6:28 pm

Route description: Sgùrr nan Clach Geala, near Braemore

Munros included on this walk: Meall a' Chrasgaidh, Sgùrr nan Clach Geala, Sgùrr nan Each

Date walked: 27/04/2025

Time taken: 8.33 hours

Distance: 20.5 km

Ascent: 1150m

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Day 2 at Strathpeffer with The Beards takes myself, Wayne and Phil to The Fannichs. The forecast caused us to set off wearing waterproofs.

I've not yet walked for so long in so consistently bad conditions. However, we were in good spirits and headed out for a very adventurous Sunday.

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Lower down in the morning wasn't too bad

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A little stop on the way up

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Nice views before the cloud...

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Ascending into the fog

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Phil on the ridge having a blast

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At the summit of Sgùrr nan Clach Geala

In weather like this, the camera (phone) rarely comes out, so we didn't get a photo at the summit of Meall a' Chrasgaidh
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Sgùrr nan Clach Geala

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Me and Wayne at the summit of Sgùrr nan Each

The descent was long, boggy and very very windy. The rain did not let up. Basically all my kit is needing TLC from a washer/drier, because in 2 days I'm off to Spean Bridge for more fun and games with hopefully better forecasts :roll:
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Jobbo
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