Take three assumptions:
1 - MWIS suggested that Tuesday was going to be better than Monday
2 - An early start would beat the forecast advancing rain
3 - If I waited long enough on top it would clear – there’s no point in doing a fine ridge if you can’t savour it
Briefly, and with photographic evidence: 1 - it wasn’t; 2 - it did; but there was no point as - 3 - it didn’t.
But, of course, twenty minutes after leaving the top it did start to lift and by the time I was back at the car ...
Moral of the tale: take what comes, Mr Sod always has the last laugh, holds the final card, or will inevitably kick you in the bum. And anyway, I won’t mind going back up to do the ridge as well.
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Meall nan Tarmachan’s concise guide to the law of Mr Sod
Meall nan Tarmachan’s concise guide to the law of Mr Sod
by old danensian » Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:20 am
Munros included on this walk: Meall nan Tarmachan
Date walked: 26/06/2012
Time taken: 3.45 hours
Distance: 7.5 km
Ascent: 738m
Register or Login free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).Re: Meall nan Tarmachan’s concise guide to the law of Mr Sod
by morag1 » Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:26 pm
Aw, thats a shame
Never mind, you will enjoy your walk all the more once you do make it to the top 


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Re: Meall nan Tarmachan’s concise guide to the law of Mr Sod
by rockhopper » Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:38 pm




Re: Meall nan Tarmachan’s concise guide to the law of Mr Sod
by PeteR » Thu Jun 28, 2012 12:58 pm
A real shame, as this is a great little ridge. Mr Sod is just that.
I call it the 3pm effect. At (or around) 3pm on a Sunday afternoon on days like you had here, just as I am either nearly off the hill or just walking back to the car the clouds part, the sun comes out and all that I couldn't see before is suddenly there all around me. And it doesn't seem to matter where I am either, the effect is always the same
As for MnT, you must get back there sometime to do that ridge. It's well worth it
I call it the 3pm effect. At (or around) 3pm on a Sunday afternoon on days like you had here, just as I am either nearly off the hill or just walking back to the car the clouds part, the sun comes out and all that I couldn't see before is suddenly there all around me. And it doesn't seem to matter where I am either, the effect is always the same

As for MnT, you must get back there sometime to do that ridge. It's well worth it

Re: Meall nan Tarmachan’s concise guide to the law of Mr Sod
by neilmci » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:15 pm
The number of times this happens is making me reconsider my entire approach to bagging. I am thinking rather than an early night to get on thep, I should set off such that I aim to get off the hill say 2 hours before darkness. Nothing worse than being back at the car at 3pm having seen nothing all day for the tops to clear as you take your boots off.
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Re: Meall nan Tarmachan’s concise guide to the law of Mr Sod
by colgregg » Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:34 pm
Yep. That's what I saw last Saturday too.
Re: Meall nan Tarmachan’s concise guide to the law of Mr Sod
by L-Hiking » Thu Jun 28, 2012 7:53 pm
Ah wonderful clag
it will make you come back again, you havent so far to travel now
Cheers

it will make you come back again, you havent so far to travel now
Cheers
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