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It's not often I post a report with previous walk reports still unfinished and unposted but I just cannot seem to get my reports from the Torridon meet finished!
No such problems with my latest outing - an opportunist strike on Creag Mhor on Wednesday evening. My wife had swapped her usual Wednesday off for Friday, so my parents were looking after Ailsa Wed/Thurs rather than Thurs/Fri. They were also going to keep her overnight and with Debbie having a lot on at work, she was going to take the chance to work late and make some inroads. Cue my chance to head out and make some inroads into my rather stalled Graham count. Creag Mhor was in my sights ever since having to give it a miss in January when I did the neighbouring Corbett Beinn Staccath.
I threw a small pack together on Tuesday evening ready for the off and so was rather dismayed to wake up to a pretty grim Wednesday morning. Oh well, if it's going to be like that, I suppose a bit of working late wouldn't exactly go amiss for me either!
As it happens however, the day improved markedly and so I was out of the school car park by 4pm and along the A85 westbound.
I was parked by Balimore Farm and on my way by 5.30 and back at the car exactly 2 hours later.
Not much to report. A nice evening walk on a pleasant spring evening (yes, it seems spring has finally arrived) with decent views to some of the big beasts of the southern Highlands, many of which (Stob Binnein, Stuc a' Chroin e.t.c.) are still sporting a good covering of snow on northern aspects.
Creag Mhor from BalimoreSouth down Glen Buckie from the start of the off-pisteGlen Buckie from a little higher upThe big 600m eastern top from just below the corner of the forestryEarly sighting of Loch Earn and Ben ChonzieThe long northern ridge of Benvane - I quite fancy trying this route next time on Benvane!Vorlich, Stuc a' Chroin and Beinn Each, with the long ridge of Sgiath a' Chaise just visible across Beinn an t-SidheinOnto the ridge and over to Stob Binnein and Ben MorePeat bogs, lochs and MunrosAcross the hags to the summitThe Big Boys of Loch Earn againEast from Chlach MhorVane and Ledi from just below the summit of Creag MhorNorth east to Meall an t-SeallaidhDark skies over Loch Doine and Ceann na BaintighearnaBeinn Staccath from the summitMoi au sommetStaccath from the walk out