Return to the Sgurr nan Clach Gaela Ridge
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 5:11 pm
Dad and I were forced off this route in November 2014 after the first Munro Meall a'Chrasgaidh due to high winds. We then went and did the Western two Munros and were left with these two and the Eastern four to do in the Fannichs. To combine these six remaining Munros would be a hard slog for dad without a wild camp so we reluctantly decided on the route below, which meant we were repeating parts of routes already done, neither of us like this but so be it.
I had been looking forward to SNCG as it was the monster of the ridge but not as big as Sgurr Mor.
We parked up reasonably late in the layby off the A832 and set off. The weather started claggy around the summits but the reason for the late start was 'Heather with the weather' predicted it to get better the later in the day it got. The plan was to ascend up the col between Meall a'Chrasgaidh and SNCG and head up from there and then over to Sgurr nan Each and then drop back into Cadha na Guite and then into the glen and follow the WH route Northwards and out. We did exactly that.
The only real points of note were the fresh snow above 1000m that caused problems as it was well over ankle deep and we also had to be careful of the cornicing on the Eastern and South Eastern faces of SNCG. I won a tenner off dad on the summit as he said he'd like to wait and see if the clag shifted to get views, I firmly believed it would not so we bet a tenner, of course it did not shift after ten minutes, he's still not payed up.
We descended down out of the clag into the Creag an Fhuarain and then made the easy ascent up to Sgurr nan Each, this little Munro sure was a nice surprise and gave great views into the Deargs, Torridon, Fisherfields and Strahfarrar. Wonderful, dad likened it to the feeling you might get being on the front of the Titanic, the feeling was of exposure but looking back giving great views to the two Fannich Giants of SNCG (Sgurr nan Clach Gaela) & Sgurr Mor.
We reluctantly headed down to the col and then down the steep grassy slope to the outward Glen, this was to be the second time we'd used this glen as an exit but it was still very pleasant.
I am a bit behind with the TR's so still to come the Arran Corbetts and the Arran Graham
Cheers
I had been looking forward to SNCG as it was the monster of the ridge but not as big as Sgurr Mor.
We parked up reasonably late in the layby off the A832 and set off. The weather started claggy around the summits but the reason for the late start was 'Heather with the weather' predicted it to get better the later in the day it got. The plan was to ascend up the col between Meall a'Chrasgaidh and SNCG and head up from there and then over to Sgurr nan Each and then drop back into Cadha na Guite and then into the glen and follow the WH route Northwards and out. We did exactly that.
The only real points of note were the fresh snow above 1000m that caused problems as it was well over ankle deep and we also had to be careful of the cornicing on the Eastern and South Eastern faces of SNCG. I won a tenner off dad on the summit as he said he'd like to wait and see if the clag shifted to get views, I firmly believed it would not so we bet a tenner, of course it did not shift after ten minutes, he's still not payed up.
We descended down out of the clag into the Creag an Fhuarain and then made the easy ascent up to Sgurr nan Each, this little Munro sure was a nice surprise and gave great views into the Deargs, Torridon, Fisherfields and Strahfarrar. Wonderful, dad likened it to the feeling you might get being on the front of the Titanic, the feeling was of exposure but looking back giving great views to the two Fannich Giants of SNCG (Sgurr nan Clach Gaela) & Sgurr Mor.
We reluctantly headed down to the col and then down the steep grassy slope to the outward Glen, this was to be the second time we'd used this glen as an exit but it was still very pleasant.
I am a bit behind with the TR's so still to come the Arran Corbetts and the Arran Graham
Cheers