Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the prettiest of them all
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:49 pm
The weather had plaid a major part why I had not been able to climb to the top of Beinn an Lochain 2 week prior. I had been ok about it and had planned to climb the hill at some point in the future, after all I wasn’t bagging Corbetts (yet). Driving up the Rest and be Thankful, with plans to climb one of the other Corbetts I saw Beinn an Lochain rise beautifully above me and in that split second knew I simply had to climb it again to get to the top.
Parking my car like 2 weeks prior I geared up and made my way to the top. The weather was beautiful and made a huge difference to the gale force winds I had encountered the first time.
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=59776
Climbing a hill the secodn time is always so much easier and this time the beautiful scenery made me stop often and stare. Could Beinn an Lochain turn out to be my favorite mountain?
I will let the pictures tell the story and if you have the chance, climb this beautiful hill in winter...its a beauty!
Beinn an Lochain from the west
On the way up, looking back
Panorama to the west
The walk ahead
Myself
The part which can be quite difficult
Check out the 2 climbers on their way down
On the steep part myself...pretty cool
Looking back
The final part ahead
The Top
The Rest and be Thankful in the distance below
The Clyde, Arran and Ayrshire in the distance
Isle of Arran
View from the top
The way back down
Pretty steep
Beinn Ime, Beinn Namain, The Cobbler etc
One of those reason why Ice axe and crampons are vital in snowy conditions
Climbers in the distance on their way up
Someone taking a group picture on Beinn Ime
The Cobbler across the valley
The Cobblers other top
Parking my car like 2 weeks prior I geared up and made my way to the top. The weather was beautiful and made a huge difference to the gale force winds I had encountered the first time.
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=59776
Climbing a hill the secodn time is always so much easier and this time the beautiful scenery made me stop often and stare. Could Beinn an Lochain turn out to be my favorite mountain?
I will let the pictures tell the story and if you have the chance, climb this beautiful hill in winter...its a beauty!
Beinn an Lochain from the west
On the way up, looking back
Panorama to the west
The walk ahead
Myself
The part which can be quite difficult
Check out the 2 climbers on their way down
On the steep part myself...pretty cool
Looking back
The final part ahead
The Top
The Rest and be Thankful in the distance below
The Clyde, Arran and Ayrshire in the distance
Isle of Arran
View from the top
The way back down
Pretty steep
Beinn Ime, Beinn Namain, The Cobbler etc
One of those reason why Ice axe and crampons are vital in snowy conditions
Climbers in the distance on their way up
Someone taking a group picture on Beinn Ime
The Cobbler across the valley
The Cobblers other top