free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).
Today myself and gman27 (Gregor) headed out and done Bidean nam Bian. We had avoided this one on the winter months and since the mwis forecast was good for today it seemed a good time to tackle it. We couldn't have asked for better weather, the conditions were great. I wont go into the route as it was the route on here that we followed so its been well discussed before. Instead ill just post the photos -
Click the pics for bigger versionsLooking back into the valley
Coire nan Lochan, Glencoe, Scotland by
xpfloyd, on Flickr
Why is Stob Coire nan Lochan not a munro!!
Stob Coire nan Lochan Summit Cairn, Glencoe, Scotland by
xpfloyd, on Flickr
Stob Coire nan Lochan Summit, Glencoe, Scotland by
xpfloyd, on Flickr
Stob Coire nan Lochan Summit, Glencoe, Scotland by
xpfloyd, on Flickr
Finally a broken Spectre!. My first one but the first of many today
Our first munro of the day
- Me on the 1st
- Gregor on Bidean
Bidean nam Bian Summit, Glencoe, Scotland by
xpfloyd, on Flickr
Standing Stones, Glencoe, Scotland by
xpfloyd, on Flickr
Standing Stones, Glencoe, Scotland by
xpfloyd, on Flickr
Stob Coire Sgreamhach Summit
- 2 Down
Stob Coire Sgreamhach Summit, Glencoe, Scotland by
xpfloyd, on Flickr
Tourists in Trainers -
On the way back down we started coming across lots of people in the lost valley and beyond. The majority of them were not kitted out for the occasion with most wearing jeans and trainers. One guy in shorts and trainers was trying to walk up the opposite side of the gulley that we were coming down on his way in the direction of the scree slopes below the munro top. Very treacherous ground at that point but onwards he went. Further down we met a couple of foreign guys wearing jeans and trainers who asked us how long it would take to the top. At first I thought he was asking how long it took us but then the penny dropped and we realised he wanted to get to the top and was asking us how long it would take him. Dismayed by all this and about 50 or so people later we arrived back at the car park. At this point a woman approached and asked me what path was the one that lead to the lost valley. She said it wasn't clear on her "map". She showed me the map and expecting to see an OS map I was confronted with one of those touristy maps you get on pamphlets for places I.e. a big green hill with a big blue line saying "path to lost valley".
Granted that the terrain up to the lost valley isn't too treacherous and in fair conditions trainers would suffice but it was the sheer number of people that were heading up a munro as if it was just a little stroll in the park with many having ambitions of reaching the top too. I couldn't help but think no wonder the mountain rescue get called out so much with things like this going on.
Maybe im over-reacting but I found it all a bit mental.