Its a far cry to Loch Awe ... Cruachan in cloud cuckoo land
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 3:48 pm
"Its a far cry to Loch Awe" say's the old Caimbeul slogan and i always think of the tribe of MacCailean Mor when in this part of Earra Ghaidheal under Cruachan's impressive flank.
Of course it was not always Campbell country around Loch Obha and Eóin MacDubhgaill or John MacDougall held this country before Diarmid's seed took root at Dunstaffanage.The Gaidheal know him better as Eoin Bathach and it was his misfortune to oppose Bruce at the Pass of Brander in 1308.
Bha an t side ro cha air Dihaoine ............Friday was very warm and i was glad to clear the overgrown path and out into the coire below this fine horseshoe.
It is an easy enough route up to the Bealach,dry underfoot and with céo drifting in and out of the peaks around me i made the ascent very quickly and found myself in cloud cuckoo land with grand inversions !
Suidhe sinn air a mhullach agus abair sealltainn ..... incredible light and cloud formations all around us so we sat at the top a just gawped
It is difficult to pull yourself away from such scenes so after a good while on Cruachan we set off along the ridge toward an drochaid uaine
The slabs were bone dry and the heat was now beginning to burn of the remaining morning mists so wee clambour on the rocks to get some scrambling in with such fine weather
An cu was feeling the heat so a quick stop for an immersion
Looking back it is a fair distance you cover coming down off Cruachan she is a magnificant hill altogether and abair latha .... what a day!
Soon we were on Stob Diamh so off with the boots and an hours doze in the sun while contemplating whether to do A'Bhuiridh
We moved along the ridge and down into the bealach taking a direct ascent up A'Bhuiridh steep n loose in places but not to hard and we soon hit the mullach with more fine views to Loch Obha and Mhuile in the distance
Bha e latha fada .... A very satisfying day in glorious weather
I mentioned Eoin Bathach at the beginning which is Gaelic for "lame John" ..... perhaps he had a round on Cruachan to blame for his lameness !
Suas leis a Ghaidhlig
Of course it was not always Campbell country around Loch Obha and Eóin MacDubhgaill or John MacDougall held this country before Diarmid's seed took root at Dunstaffanage.The Gaidheal know him better as Eoin Bathach and it was his misfortune to oppose Bruce at the Pass of Brander in 1308.
Bha an t side ro cha air Dihaoine ............Friday was very warm and i was glad to clear the overgrown path and out into the coire below this fine horseshoe.
It is an easy enough route up to the Bealach,dry underfoot and with céo drifting in and out of the peaks around me i made the ascent very quickly and found myself in cloud cuckoo land with grand inversions !
Suidhe sinn air a mhullach agus abair sealltainn ..... incredible light and cloud formations all around us so we sat at the top a just gawped
It is difficult to pull yourself away from such scenes so after a good while on Cruachan we set off along the ridge toward an drochaid uaine
The slabs were bone dry and the heat was now beginning to burn of the remaining morning mists so wee clambour on the rocks to get some scrambling in with such fine weather
An cu was feeling the heat so a quick stop for an immersion
Looking back it is a fair distance you cover coming down off Cruachan she is a magnificant hill altogether and abair latha .... what a day!
Soon we were on Stob Diamh so off with the boots and an hours doze in the sun while contemplating whether to do A'Bhuiridh
We moved along the ridge and down into the bealach taking a direct ascent up A'Bhuiridh steep n loose in places but not to hard and we soon hit the mullach with more fine views to Loch Obha and Mhuile in the distance
Bha e latha fada .... A very satisfying day in glorious weather
I mentioned Eoin Bathach at the beginning which is Gaelic for "lame John" ..... perhaps he had a round on Cruachan to blame for his lameness !
Suas leis a Ghaidhlig