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Holidaying in Shenavall and Taking in 8 munros
Walked in from Corrie Hallie on the Friday night with full pack i.e camping gear, sleeping bags, pots, stove and food and drink (alcoholic and non alcoholic) supplies for 2 days.
Good path all the way to Shenavall Bothy. Arrived at the Bothy with only two people there. Result. Plenty of room. The guy being from my home town. We initially left our sleeping bags downstairs until told of a mouse running about and I soon shifted my gear to a spot upstairs. Couple of drinks and early night for the big day ahead.
Started the walk at 730 am from Shenavall Bothy and down towards the Abhainn Strath na Sealga. Had to strip to the waist as the river was in spate.
From here onwards the rain and wind started and didn’t stop until we reached the 6th munro. Therefore no views for the full walk
Once over the river headed south straight up in between the crags and on up towards the ridge up to Beinn a Chlaidheimh. Found this quite a tough climb.
Headed south towards Am Briseadh and headed up the ridge to Sgurr Ban. Walked down to the col and then up the steep slopes to Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair.
From here we headed down to the ridge towards Meall Garbh and west to the Bealach Odhar and up the ridge to Beinn Tarsuinn.
From here we headed west down to the Bealach at 525, over boggy ground and up the long grassy ridge to A ‘ Mhaighdean. At this point clouds started to lift and we were beginning to see some views
From the summit headed north east down to the bealach and picked up a faint path through the crags to the summit of Ruadh Stac Mor.
From the summit of Ruadh Stac Mor headed north east down between the lochans and picking up a path at Clach na Frithealaidh and back towards the Abhainn Strath ns Sealga. But by this time it was dark and we didn’t know how deep it was. Time for a second strip and mgmt! happily volunteered to go first across to check the depth of the river
From here it was extremely boggy and difficult to find the bothy until we smelt the smoke from the guy in the bothy burning wet wood.
Home to Shenavall for 930pm. Still enough time for food and a few bevies.. to ease the pain of course
Up early the next morning and surprisingly felt ok... Just for fun mgmt! suggested taking in An Teallach on the way out back to the car. So with full packs left the bothy and followed the path for 2km and headed up the ridge towards Sail Laith and followed the ridge towards Corrag Bhuidhe.
At this point mgmt! suggested me skirting west and taking the bypass path up towards Sgurr Fiona whilst he climbed the pinnacles.
With a heavy pack i was initially glad to do this but I didn’t enjoy this path as it was narrow in parts and on occasions was wishing I had gone over the pinnacles too. Once around the narrow path a good but path leads to the summit. Once at the summit I had a chat with a guy I had met on Slioch the week before and then had a half hour kip whilst waiting on mgmt! coming over the pinnacles.
Sat for a wee while admiring the stunning scenery and then headed north east down the ridge and up towards Bidein a ‘Ghlas Thuill.
From here we headed down to the bealach at 875 and east into the coire Glas Tholl. We followed the Garbh allt and back to the road at Dundonnell House . Total time 7.5 hours
- Number 1 of the Fisherfields.. Beinn a' Chlaidheimh
- number 2 Sgurr Ban
- number 3 Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair
- number 4 Beinn Tarsuinn
- Lochan Fada
- Number 5 A ' Mhaighdean
- yeeha.. number 6.. Ruadh Stac Mor
- Beinn Dearg 4/9/12
- Shenavall Bothy
- bypass paths
- mgmt! on pinnacles
- mgmt! on pinnacles
- Sgurr Fiona
- Bidein a Ghlas Thuill
