Lonely in Glen Etive

[pigeon]

On my tod today ,for various reasons none of the regular gang were available(Charlie Kev and Chris all lying reekin' o booze someplace,Ian getting his motor fixed,Jim still kiddin' on he can play golf and Gavin hangin' of the side o a Corbett somewhere )so Johnny no mates headed for Glen Etive to tidy up some un finished business.Sgurr na h Ulaidh and Beinn Fhionnlaidh were the ones and i dunno why but never fancied these 2 up till now.Maybe it was the big drop between them or the boggy start but they had to be done sometime and today was it.Up through the woods ,out on to the open hillside(boggy)steeply up to Ulaidh ,back down ,follow the fence ,pick a steep line up to Fionnlaidh's 841 top(or there abouts),continue up to Fhionnlaidh,take loads o pics,re trace steps a bit,drop down to meall nan ghobar,follow boggy path to the rickety bridge,crawl across bridge ,follow forest track back to car.Simples .Did i miss the gang?..................Na .(only kiddin boys,see ye's on the next one)

Ben Starav from Invercharnan

first view of Sgurr n h Ulaidh

Fionnlaidh and it's 841 point

Well done big Andra

AE ridge from Ulaidh

Beinn Maol Chalium

steep route up to Fionnlaidh

Starav and the gang

Beinn Trilleachan and Beinn Sgulaird

Fhionnlaidh,good walking now

Beinn Fhionnlaidh trig

smashin' views from the top

good bit of snow on the Ben

Trilleachan

Beinn Sgulaird

Beinn a Bheither

Starav Trilleachan and Loch Etive

Starav again

YIKES!!!!If Carsberg did bridges ,this would no be it!

back end of the Bookles

Dalness,nice pad

[Paula Hubens]

Nice one pigeon! Looking forward to doing these next year. Those views are great , but that bridge

[basscadet]

Aye, a good effort and nice to see some pics of what these look like when they arent coated in clag
I was going to do a similar route, but got blown off h'ulaidh and had to go back for Fionnlaidh.. a poor effort on my part

[Frigate]

There's nothing like good company and a wee swallie except for a good walk. Nice one, we'd have only held you back, Christine is getting faster but not yet!!!

[Ian Bayne]

Looks like you had a cracker of a day you could have picked up the dog and talked to him all day Car all better now ,still doing the Nevis pair this weekend?.

[soulminer]

Sometimes it is a pleasure to be on your own in the middle of nowhere- ahh the solitude Used the same route, but twice -did them individually, but with company
Cheers.

[PeteR]

These two together look like a tough old trip pigeon. Good effort to get them both bagged though

[gammy leg walker]

Braw pics,thats a 2 hill toughie.

PS I walked across that shooglie bridge

[rockhopper]

Great day for it pigeon - just can't get enough of Glen Etive....even better when the midges have gone Can be good to get out on your own - lovely area for reflecting as you go - looks like you enjoyed it - cheers

[pigeon]

Nice one pigeon! Looking forward to doing these next year. Those views are great , but that bridge

Glen Etive is crackin' Paula,think it's going to feature in the new James Bond film,you'll love it

Aye, a good effort and nice to see some pics of what these look like when they arent coated in clag
I was going to do a similar route, but got blown off h'ulaidh and had to go back for Fionnlaidh.. a poor effort on my part

Can imagine finding that way up Fionnlaidh would be pretty tricky in the clag BC so no discrace in bailing oot likes

There's nothing like good company and a wee swallie except for a good walk. Nice one, we'd have only held you back, Christine is getting faster but not yet!!!

Ha ha cheers Kev,straight into the Ashmaan again after this one,Clippers idea no mine and noroadwork incidents on the way home either

Looks like you had a cracker of a day you could have picked up the dog and talked to him all day Car all better now ,still doing the Nevis pair this weekend?.

Aye keep eyes on the weather Ian,either them or East to the Gorms,be in touch

Sometimes it is a pleasure to be on your own in the middle of nowhere- ahh the solitude Used the same route, but twice -did them individually, but with company
Cheers.

Seen a couple beggining to climb Ulaidh as i was plotting my way up Findlay but apart from that seen no one and spoke to no one all day,it was magic SM

These two together look like a tough old trip pigeon. Good effort to get them both bagged though

Was no that bad pete,different story if the weather had been rough though

[pigeon]

Braw pics,thats a 2 hill toughie.

PS I walked across that shooglie bridge

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Like your style there Gammy,glad as i was on my own ,no one there to take pictures of me crawling across it

[pigeon]

Great day for it pigeon - just can't get enough of Glen Etive....even better when the midges have gone Can be good to get out on your own - lovely area for reflecting as you go - looks like you enjoyed it - cheers

Cheers RH ,only Beinn Sgulaird left down there Munro wise,consulted ma Corbett book though and found loads of reasons to re visit Glen Etive,bring it on

[Gavin99]

Nice one , that looks like a handy way you went up Fionnlaidh
Ian is right , you should have brought Jake for the company

[Johnny Corbett]

Cracking day you got. Looks a good route from this side

[pigeon]

Cheers Gavin and Johnny,picked the best day of the weekend for it,Saturday wiz rotten