A Long Slog Up a Big Hill And A Mastiff Hill

[Ibex]

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AJ and myself met SAVAGEALICE in the car park, in Glen Fishie for an early start (for us) at 9am.
AJ got a text message from a friend informng him that a guy had a heart attack on Beinn Bhrotain the day before and died in hospital after being airlifted there. Pretty sobering thought!

We geared up and wandered down the road to the path leading up to the hills. After a bit of collective short sightedness, we noticed the right name on the rock, track marker by looking at it from a different angle.
The following slog up to around 900m was slow and relentless.
AJ and Alice are way ahead of me in terms of fitness, so had to stop for me to catch them up at times.

We got to the top of the path and followed it across towards Monadh Mor, ignoring the left turn up towards Sgurr Giaoth.
We met a fellow hillwalker (finally) and had a long and one sided chat about laws of roaming on the hills. We bade the guy goodbye and headed off down the land rover track.
At the bottom we had to ford a few streams and head over boggy ground to reach the Northern flank of Monadh Mor.
It took us a while to find a sensible place to ford the little beck and we managed it daintily (Alice), workman like (AJ) and one with a clumsy ending (Me). No boots got too wet, so we headed up the flank of Monadh Mor and to the summit.

We were rewarded with some fantastic views to the East of The Devils Point and Carn Toul.


Devils Point from the South side of Monadh mor


AJ and Myself (taken by Alice) wandering down to the col, to Beinn Bhrotain

We dropped to the col between the two days Munro's and slogged our way up the steep rocky flank of Beinn Bhrotain. Some of us were considerably slower than others......no prizes for guessing who.

After I joined Alice and AJ in a shelter near the summit trig point, we managed to take a photo of all three of us on a timer.


Group shot on the summit. From left to right Myself, AJ, SAVAGEALICE

The return journey was pretty much an exact return of the route we took up.
We did see a Ptarmigan and chicks on the way back over Manah Mor. And Alice had a little slip on the rocky summit of Bhrotain. Luckily no damage done though!

We got back to the cars after almost exactly 9 hours of walking and said goodbye to Alice, who had to be away for work in the morning.
All in all, a fantastic day in the hills, meeting another person from this site. Great fun and another good day in the hills.

[AJNicholls]

A good day indeed. Enjoyed it a lot.

[SAVAGEALICE]

Great day guys ..really enjoyed it ..always good to meet new folk from the site will go an email you those pics now
no need to apologise for your speed ..you did great considering youre not used to it ..give yourself a pat on the back
would happily walk with you guys again, so give us a shout next time youre up

[Ibex]

I've added a few images and a bit more detail to the report.

[SusieThePensioner]

Another good day out on the hills and enjoyed your report
Don't worry, I'm sure you'll be running up those hills very soon; do some more training in the Lakes

[Ibex]

I plan on getting up there as soon as I can! Got a series of big walks planned to try and finish of the Eastern Fells.

My knee is a bit ropey at the moment still. No idea what i've done to it. Twinges a bit when walking fast. Not back to running yet.
Will have to play it by ear, but can't wait to get back into the hills. Definately have some big unfinished business with the Cairngorms too. Want to do Beinn Meadhon, Carn Gorm and Ben Macdui. As well as the monster Breriarch trek, taking in Carn Toul, and the Angel and Devil.

I can't wait to get to back up there. Forgoten the 10.5 hour car journey home already.

[johnkaysleftleg]

Great to see you getting some hill time in Ibex. Off to the Cairngorms in a few weeks so this really wets the appetite.

[Ibex]

It as fantastic. Hills have a different character up there. Very nice place, and the people were far friendlier than I thought they would be.

Wish I was going back up there in a few weeks time!

[johnkaysleftleg]

It as fantastic. Hills have a different character up there. Very nice place, and the people were far friendlier than I thought they would be.

Wish I was going back up there in a few weeks time!

We've never been made to feel anything other that totally welcome in the highlands and we've been going several times a year for over a decade.