I felt quite good at this point and without realising it, I was on the dicey descent from An Stuc headed for Meall Garbh. I was at the top before I knew it and the great weather I had enjoyed upto this point was being threatened by the hailstones that looked to be headed my way. I was on my way to Meall Greigh and what looked like the easiest ascent of the lot became a struggle as I started to tire.
I made it eventually and sat against the cairn whilst the hailstones whizzed past. I told myself that the hardest part of the day was over but when the track that runs around the bottom of Ghlas & Lawers ran out and I was back to open hillside, I really found the going tough. I realised that I had made it hard for myself by missing a faint track and after much forcing myself on, I arrived back at the car park 9 hours after I had left it.
I've kept my report short tonight as I'm exhausted but despite finding the going tough at points, I was lucky to have 5 cloud free summits and I was treated to some wonderful scenery. It'll be a while before I go on another walk like that though.
These pictures are a mixture of camera and phone. There's one I took of myself at the summit of Meall Greigh but I don't look at my finest


Beinn Ghlas from the car park.

Approaching the summit of Beinn Ghlas.

Ben Lawers from the summit of Beinn Ghlas.

Beinng Ghlas and Meall Corranaich from Ben Lawers

Me on the summit of Ben Lawers.

Looking back up at Ben Lawers.

Looking at Ben Lawers, Beinn Ghlas & Meall Corranaich from An Stuc.

Meall Garbh & Meall Greig from An Stuc.

Ben Lawers, An Stuc & Meall Garbh from the summit of Meall Greigh.

Salvation!