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Abair latha ann Earra Gaidheil an diugh ...... what a day in Argyll today and a quiet Saturday night had me up and away on the 8.30am ferry for the 15min drive to Glencoe .
I was going to leave these as my last Munro's but want to take An Cu on that trip so time to walk the ridge it was leaving the wee fella at home for the day.
Car parked at Clachaig and a hitch (quickly) up to start point
Madainn alainn
- Gearr Aonach
Quick progress up the hillside , conditions dry and just perfect
- Anns a Ghlinne
Summited Am Bodach and decided to test the legs on the "chancellor" .....
A good warm up for the day , steep and exposed side drops but no to bad , be different in the wet though , spent a few minutes on the views then back up Am Bodach
- Am Boadach
From this wee top some grand views all round , still snow clinging onto the coirean but the route ahead seemed clear so made my way to the ceum eigin ..... no too harsh
- Ceum Eigin
Again dry and warm , no wind so a breeze good scramble although some step drops especially looking back up !
- Air ciuil
Clambered about and on up to Meall Dearg which gave a good clear visual on the route ahead
- Sgurr na Fiannaidh
A good few drops and exposure right enough but decent handholds and no problem at all still need careful moves though
Soon down that section and off along the ceum
One tricky bit due to snow however managed to keep to rock and snake down rocky face , quite exposed
Cord ruim .... I thorough enjoyed the scrambling over the pinnacles and the company of Wullie and Brian who I joined for the remaining ridge at Meall Deirg ,tiring terrain but what a day
Reached the mullach of Sgurr nan Fiannaidh and spent a half hour resting and taking in the views ....extensive
Wee scrambled down to the Loch Achtriochan via the Allt n - sidhein , steep and loose all the way ,could be a fecker in the wet but today a piece of cake .
Tradition tells us that the Glen and mountains around this part of old Earra Gaidheal were the haunt of Fionn MacCumhaill and his warriors in the days before Iain a 'Fhraoich and his people. Their names live on in the topography and landscape of these fine ,fine hills and that should be kept as , no forgetting the rich heritage that is left to us . The last native Glencoe Gaelic speaker Archie Kennedy passed away in 2013 , I 'm sure he would have agreed with the old saying which I reckon sums up this ridge
Bith an ubhal is fhearrair a mheanngancis aire .......
" the best apple will be on the highest bow"
Cheerie a nis