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Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by The Rodmiester » Sun Jan 10, 2016 4:37 pm
Route description: Meall a'Phubuill, from Glen Loy
Corbetts included on this walk: Meall a' Phubuill
Date walked: 09/01/2016
Time taken: 6 hours
Distance: 15.1 km
Ascent: 915m
6 people think this report is great. Register or Login free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).After over a week of constant rain and with many roads closed or even washed away with flooding in the NE, I had decided enough was enough and was again heading West. Saturday was looking good said the forecasters so Friday afternoon set sail so to speak from the East side towards Drumochter up the A9 where there were no reported flooding problems through Laggan towards Glen Nevis YH where I would stay the night. After a meal in Fort Bill I returned to the YH for an intertaining evening with a couple of German Scottish Hill lovers Franz and Rudi who were on a three week tour of Scotland, lucky guys
. Over a few drams and beers many new ideas were hatched for their holidays, hope you guys are enjoying Skye when you read this. In the morning I was up quite early and ready for Theresa when she arrived after driving up in the morning.[/attachment]

Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by malky_c » Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:03 pm
Bet you were glad the snow wasn't that deep
Nice day - was just to the west of you on Streap and Braigh nan Uamhachan. Could've used a little more sunshine but I'm not complaining really

Nice day - was just to the west of you on Streap and Braigh nan Uamhachan. Could've used a little more sunshine but I'm not complaining really

Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by The Rodmiester » Sun Jan 10, 2016 6:25 pm
malky_c wrote:Bet you were glad the snow wasn't that deep![]()
Nice day - was just to the west of you on Streap and Braigh nan Uamhachan. Could've used a little more sunshine but I'm not complaining really
Great minds think alike



Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by Silverhill » Sun Jan 10, 2016 9:22 pm
Ah, a nice crisp day, perfect after all that rain. Sounds like it was a relaxed trip too, unlike that other one. 

Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by The Rodmiester » Mon Jan 11, 2016 9:50 am
Silverhill wrote:Ah, a nice crisp day, perfect after all that rain. Sounds like it was a relaxed trip too, unlike that other one.
A great day with great company, what more can a guy ask for. Certainly made up for the week before with that constant rain, now totally forgotten

Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by BlackPanther » Mon Jan 11, 2016 12:05 pm
It's one of those hills very few people ever heard of
but a perfect one for shorter days. It was my 80th Corbett, incidentally. We took a slightly different route back, traversing the eastern top (unnamed 698m).
Maybe weather gods will smile at Scotland at last, after so many weeks of miserable rain and cloud. A cold snap is coming so fingers crossed!

Maybe weather gods will smile at Scotland at last, after so many weeks of miserable rain and cloud. A cold snap is coming so fingers crossed!
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Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by Mal Grey » Mon Jan 11, 2016 1:58 pm
I'd never consciously heard of this one, either, though must have seen it in the guide books. Looks like a grand day out!
Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by Tomsie » Mon Jan 11, 2016 4:20 pm
Glad ye got an easier-ish day out this time
. Cant beat a few drinks in the hostel talking about the walks 


Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by The Rodmiester » Mon Jan 11, 2016 7:59 pm
Mal Grey wrote:I'd never consciously heard of this one, either, though must have seen it in the guide books. Looks like a grand day out!
A nice day out with cracking views from high up, the Ben really stands out well. Glen Roy is a nice Glen to drive up as well with very little traffic which is a nice plus as well

Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by The Rodmiester » Tue Jan 12, 2016 2:03 pm
Tomsie wrote:Glad ye got an easier-ish day out this time. Cant beat a few drinks in the hostel talking about the walks
Pity you guys didn't make it, a great day out, and a good night at the YH as well.
Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by dogplodder » Wed Jan 13, 2016 1:11 pm
Worth the effort for those views. Must add this one to the list. 

Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by The Rodmiester » Wed Jan 13, 2016 1:37 pm
dogplodder wrote:Worth the effort for those views. Must add this one to the list.
Hi dogplodder, a nice wee hill, and with nothing too steep, surprisingly little snow on the summit, compared to the last one


Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by mountain thyme » Wed Jan 13, 2016 10:35 pm
Nice one Rod. Good wee day out, good hill with cracking views 

Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by The Rodmiester » Wed Jan 13, 2016 11:07 pm
mountain thyme wrote:Nice one Rod. Good wee day out, good hill with cracking views
Ta MT, I really enjoyed the day, many thanks for driving the Glen road, my time next


Re: Meall a' Phubuill crisp snow and blue sky
by witherowm » Thu Jan 14, 2016 8:16 pm
You really are inspirational Rod! Another great series of photos. I need to get out again soon.
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