

I left Cowdenbeath at half six and was was booted up and ready to go by quarter to nine. On route i was taken away by some of the quaint little hamlets and thoughts of how the folks living in such a spectacular area must be living the dream

By the time i reached the summit of Carn Gorm the early morning mist had been burned away by the sun and there was barely a cloud in the sky. Took this opportunity to slap the sun cream on and drank what seemed like a gallon of fluids. For some reason despite taking a photo i have no evidence of the summit cairn at Carn Gorm. Anyway, i know i done it, so thats good enough for me

The walk to Meall Garbh was short though energy zapping. This is the first i've walked in late spring on a hot day. I knew that the heat would be a factor so i was really in no rush. The summit surprised my as to how flat and barren it looked. I spent some time talking to a guy who was doing the route from the opposite direction. He had set off at roughly the same time as me but he was on his 3rd summit as opposed to my 2nd.

The only eventful thing to say on the walk to Carn Mairg was cramp. Whats that all about??. I had done streches before i had set off and was a bit scared for a bit as my left leg had a mind of its own

The WH route advises to head east to avoid the crags and general steep descent. I decided to head down the middle section as there was a clear path. I took my time and other than having to negotiate over a boulder field it was all pretty tame


The return journey was thankfully all downhill. Both of us had used up our water supplies, in my case a 2l platypus. I was surprised how much i drank and was concerned that if the walk had been any longer then i would have deydrated pretty quickly. I know the rule of thumb is 1/2 litre of fluids for every hour you do, but i underestimated the heat and length of the walk

