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Rain forecast for the East, Central and South-West made the choice for the two Munros from Glen Spean as there was chance to get a dry day with good visibility North of Fort William despite the strong winds...
My day off work in week day means to get back home early, hard to get far away to North. Originally I planned Torridon with a start at 00:45 am from home, but more circumstances changed it for Glen Spean - my plan B.
Woke up at 02:15, I left home around 03:15 am heading North via Stirling, Perth and Dalwhinnie...
Enjoying the driving in morning's silence, listening music and thinking about a lot of things made the distance seem shorter
Sunrise during my way between Dalwhinnie and Loch laggan
Arrived around 06:00, parked my car in the wee parking place just before the gate
Started my walk just before 6:15, nice to see the daylight getting longer every day now
The innitial way
Need to turn left at this junction and follow the track for a short distance until a wee cairn shows the shortcut into the forest. I dont know why I ignored the junction at first and continued still the wide road until I checked my position and turned back
Here is the point - the very small cairn where you can turn into forest...
The entrance into the forest...
...and the exit from the forest
Looking back to the ladder over the fence
Looking back from higher level
...and higher. Here I removed my insulated jacket from rucksack and used for rest of the walk as the wind was really strong and cold.
Almost on the top
The main summit of Beinn a'Chaorainn ahead
Looking back to South near the edge
Beinn a'Chaorainn summit
Some nice cornices all the walk along the edge
White...white...white
I did not follow the usual route here and decided to continue along the cliffs to get more views from the north - rocky side and I was surprised how the Beinn a'Chaorainn looks great from this side, especially in winter condition
Happy for the views and without any regrets for some extra but short distance, I turned back and joined the usual route ( even pathless here ) for the descend...to connect my second target Beinn Teallach
Still a lot of snow on the top near the summit
Nice snowy slopes
Beinn Teallach summit(s)
...and the snow between them
Nice summit cairn
Loch Treig zoomed from the summit
The way down
Looking back to the summit
Beinn a'Chaorainn over the Glen
Grey Corries and Aonachs zoomed
Easains...
Zoomed
Almost in the bottom
Crossing point
Almost in the car park
Back there shortly after 12:00, the gate was opened now, but I did not see anyone on the hills...probably workers somewhere in the forest.
I had a company shortly before I left the place
As the forecast said before...the weather was better on the hills...rainy Central belt
Back home before 15:00, always nice to have plenty of time after a mountain's trip
