Shiehallion , boot's in the snow
Posted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 7:06 pm
It's been a while since my last walk, actually Ben Nevis in September in fact , the weather last year was just pants on my rest days, hopefully it won't be repeated this year. With such a long break I looked for an easy Munro to kick start 2016 and with the weather forecast looking promising for Perthshire Schiehallion was my best bet.
Arrived a wee bit later than planned due to traffic but was heading up the start of the track by 09:15am ,only another couple were further up the trail. It was a relaxed pace and with frozen ground on the hillside it didn't take long to reach the snow line. With the couple in front breaking trail and the snow firm ,it was a straight forward assent to the summit arriving about 11:40am. . I met the couple at the top but they only stayed briefly as the wind chill encouraged them to head back down to a lower point to have their break, which gave me the top to myself. After some photo's I tucked myself behind the cairn and enjoyed the views and my lunch, I'd brought plenty of water but my pipe had frozen, must come up with a better plan.. I'd spent about 30mins at the top so it was now time to head down , the gentle slopes made the decent easy and my axe and crampons were never taken out of my rucksack today, again more fab views on the way down. It really didn't take long to get down , even with talking to the again couple later on at the "stone view point" I was back at the car by 13:40pm, happy with a straight forward day on the hill, just the chore of driving back....
Arrived a wee bit later than planned due to traffic but was heading up the start of the track by 09:15am ,only another couple were further up the trail. It was a relaxed pace and with frozen ground on the hillside it didn't take long to reach the snow line. With the couple in front breaking trail and the snow firm ,it was a straight forward assent to the summit arriving about 11:40am. . I met the couple at the top but they only stayed briefly as the wind chill encouraged them to head back down to a lower point to have their break, which gave me the top to myself. After some photo's I tucked myself behind the cairn and enjoyed the views and my lunch, I'd brought plenty of water but my pipe had frozen, must come up with a better plan.. I'd spent about 30mins at the top so it was now time to head down , the gentle slopes made the decent easy and my axe and crampons were never taken out of my rucksack today, again more fab views on the way down. It really didn't take long to get down , even with talking to the again couple later on at the "stone view point" I was back at the car by 13:40pm, happy with a straight forward day on the hill, just the chore of driving back....