The first completed round is scheduled to be on Skye in June (which after careful planning coincides with a fellow walkers daughters wedding on Skye so should be an eventful weekend).
I perhaps was being a tad ambitious thinking I may take in Ben Vane, Beinnn Ime and Beinn Narnain on the one go after just getting back into (no pun intended)
Only managed Ben Vane in the end. I parked at the car park at Inveruglas and followed the path up past the Power Station towards Coiregrogain.
- Ben Lomond from the A82
- Ben Vane (on the RHS)
- Ben Vane
About 3/4's of the way up, the weather started to turn and that t-shirt weather turned into full winter gear as the blizzards came in.
- Sloy dam and Ben Vorlich
The ice axe was out which came in very handy towards the final pull to the summit. I lost the path in the snow and ended up scrambling up over some large slabs. Very windy on top so only stayed for a brief moment before heading west off the top to catch Beinn Ime.
After descending down the very slippery and steep west side of Ben Vane I could see the big drop and the pull up to Beinn Ime and decided to call it a day and leave these two for another day (perhaps with the Cobbler!)
Followed the river down towards the forest and then picked up the path back out the way I came in.
Back down on the path, the sun was back out and it was a glorious walk back to the car.
- Ben Lomond from the bridge at Coiregrogain
Glad to be able to relive the climbing experience through other people's photos!
