Before she turns - Garbh Bheinn Loch Leven

[Collaciotach]

The advantages of living in the Gàidhealtachd are numerous and one of those is the ability look out the window and see what the weather is doing ón the hill .

Good Friday morning the forecast predicting clear , dry weather until about lunchtime in the West i set off for Loch Lìobhan at 6.30 and was walking up Garbh Bheinn for 7am

Loch Lìobhan

A steep sometimes wet incline and by the time i'm well up i can see the weather rolling in from the West covering the hills in Suaineart with cloud

.... brèagha fhathast os coinn an Loch

Air an druim

a varied wee incline this with scree ,rock and wet grás you gain height quickly and nice aspects to the Màm Mòr and beyond

Am Mhàm Mòr

Air cuil Aonach Eigeach

We were soon over the lower ridge and into the main druim which had a wee sprinkle of fresh snow ón its path ..

An druim

A' ribhist

Grianach

The wind was already fresh to strong and cold with it with cloud now settling ón higher peaks to the West and South
as we made the mullach

Sgothach

Aonach Eigeach

A' Deas

Not a lot of shelter at the summit from the biting wind , had a 25min breakfast tea behind the bigger carn taking in the views which were not to shabby

Deas a ' ribhist

An Ghlinne

Iarmailt gorm

Sealltainn

Snòg

Back at the car for 9.40am and back home for 10.30am ....a good mornings stroll and as i write this the weather has rolled in ón Suaineart !

Sios

Its bonnie country around Loch Lìobhan and has many songs on that subject with a host of famous Gàelic praises ón its charms put to the pen by a good few local Gàidhealachd bards ...

"Ach cho fhad's a bhios Gàidhlig 'ga sgriobhadh le peann
Bidh mi moladh mo ghleann taobh Loch Liobhainn."

Cheerie an drasta

[kevsbald]

That view back to the Sgorr is fabulous.

[Beaner001]

Had great views of this one last Sunday, Kinlochleven is a lovely little place.
Managed a wee Munro with a Corbett chaser myself today before the weather

[Collaciotach]

Had great views of this one last Sunday, Kinlochleven is a lovely little place.
Managed a wee Munro with a Corbett chaser myself today before the weather

And where was that a' bhalaich ?

[Jaxter]

Some fabulous photos there

I always think I'm lucky in Glasgow to be within such easy reach of the hills but you're right in amoungst them

[dooterbang]

Top notch Colla

Nice to see you still out pounding them hills. So envious that you have all this on your doorstep.

[rockhopper]

Nice early shots - great to have this so close at hand to be able to fit it in in a weather window - quite a difference, needed crampons and ice axe here just a month ago - cheers