Beinn Chuirn

[The Rodmiester]

This was to have been Val's Compleation weekend, we were based at Kinlochleven Bunkhouse and the three of us had decided to meet up at Tyndrum to pick up this Corbett and maybe adding the nearby Graham on the Friday if the weather was fine. Saturday the proposed Compleation date had been moved to the Sunday because of the horrendous weather forecast. After tucking into a Green Wellie bacon roll and coffee we headed off to Dalrigh just South of Tyndrum, the start of the walk. There is quite a wide access road to the North of the dwellings sufficient for parking.

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It looks like the bad weather has come early, another soaking on the way

Lodge house and the Corbett in the gloom with other buildings at Cononish. We met at least three estate vehicles on our way, I think the activity had been caused by the very recent apparent attempt to steal from the gold mine. We were not carrying anything remotely like bolt cutters, but it did seem that the owners were on red alert

Further up the track about to start the climb up the South East shoulder keeping well clear of the cliffs on our right, looking back down towards Cononish

The camera was not out much during the ascent because of the dire weather, this is one of the summit streams running full bore, which in normal conditions would be a step over

At the summit cairn, no views so decision made, No Graham, just head back down

Heading off bypassing the South top on the East side

Giving the saturated area and missing the burn crossing a wide berth this time

Picking the driest way down

Signs of the sun trying to break through, and getting warm with all these layers on, Ben Lui in the background

Rain now stopped and heading down the glen

Found a feint ATV track so just headed down to the track off the wet grass

Meall Odhar the Graham which will have to wait for another day

Our Corbett looking a lot more compelling now

Ben Lui in the distance with the track we followed

Lodgehouse on way to the mine shafts between the Corbett and Graham

[mountain thyme]

Im surprised you werent stopped and searched for knicking the gold as you do look a bit dodgy

When i climbed that one i was wishing i had taken a bike on it. its an ok track to cycle on if i remember rightly

[The Rodmiester]

Im surprised you werent stopped and searched for knicking the gold as you do look a bit dodgy

When i climbed that one i was wishing i had taken a bike on it. its an ok track to cycle on if i remember rightly

Yep the track very bikeable, might just take it when I return for the Graham