Glenfinnan Corbetts Revisited

[weaselmaster]

Back to Glenfinnan to tidy up 6 Corbetts for Allison - I'd done these back in May 14 and remembered them as rough and rugged trios. We headed up to Loch Linnhe Campsite on Friday night - the only tent there - it's getting to that time of year.

Day 1 - Callop Horseshoe

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Saturday morning had a cloud inversion - we were in thick fog in the valley as we drove along to Callops to begin the first walk. Really chilly until we'd got into the sun - even with gloves on my fingers were numb.

Climbed out of the clag at about 250m and were treated to some nice inversion pictures of Streap & Sgurr Thuilm floating on a sea of white. Nice easy walk over Sgorr Craobh a'Chaorainn and on to Sgurr Ghuibhsachain. Lots of roarign deer in the valley and a squadron on 14 ravens circling around the summit - never seen that many raven before. I had been hoping for a raven fly past when I completed my Munro Tops on An Teallach last week - but better late than never

Spiderwebs on the gate
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Streap/Sgurr Thuilm above the mist
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Sgorr Craobh a'Chaorainn
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Towards Sgurr Ghuibhsachain
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Wee scramble up SG
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Summit SG
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Raven
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Dropped down along the fence post line then up Druim Tarsuinn. kept on to Meall Mor and followed a gully down to Cona Glen. Reascent to track that runs south of Meall nan Damh and back along the boggy track to the car as the daylight departed. Dark by the time we made it back to the campsite.

Loch Sheil
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Glenfinnan Viaduct/Sgurr Thuilm
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Druim Tarsuinn
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Druim Tarsuinn from the bealach
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Stob a'Bhealach an Sgriodain
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View south to Carn na Nathrach
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Long wet track back
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Sunset hitting the tops of the Glenfinnan hills
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Day 2 - Rois Bheinn Horseshoe

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Sunday was dry but grey. Drove along to Lochailort and parked beside the estate house as before, along a very boggy track between the fields and up Tom Odhar onto the Hydro track - this isn't shown on the map, but is a substantial track and has been widened since my last visit. Decided to climb An Stac first given the crags on its south face - easier to ascend than come down them. Had early lunch looking out over Rum and Eigg. Dropped down into Coire nan Cnamha and up the stone wall/fence line to the start of Rois Bheinn, reached the summit, marked with a small cairn then trotted over to the western top where there's a much larger cairn. Retraced our steps, down to Bealach Fhiona and up Sgurr na Ba Glaise - an easy Corbett from here. Kept along the ridge, deafened by a bunch of stags yowling. Two of their number were havin a joust and the others were galloping to have a look at what was happening. Really loud noises coming from them - if it had been midnight with a full moon I'd have thought werewolves were on the loose. Went as far as Druim Fiaclach then back down - eventually - to the Allt a'Bhuiridh. I crossed over by the dam and waited for Allison to arrive.

Up to An Stac
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Eigg/Rum
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Ba Glaise (L), Rois Bheinn (R)
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Summit pano, An Stac
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Loch Ailort
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Up from Coire na Cnamha
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Towards summit Rois Bheinn
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Rois Bheinn West Top
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Ba Glaise and An t-Slat bheinn ridge behind
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View south to Ben More, Mull
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Ba Glaise & An Stac
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Eigg
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The 3 Corbetts
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Stats
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[rockhopper]

I guess if you're going to return to a group of hills, these are probably among the more preferable hills to pick especially given the conditions on day 1 Just hope I get similar when I get back for the east Loch Shiel group - cheers

[weaselmaster]

I guess if you're going to return to a group of hills, these are probably among the more preferable hills to pick especially given the conditions on day 1 Just hope I get similar when I get back for the east Loch Shiel group - cheers

Yep was a grand day. Mind you, would have preferred a day on the Cuillin ridge, but schedules are schedules