Walkhighlands

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

Another nice report Petr with some super photos
and the weather looked good for you also
I really admire your pics all the time

Enjoyed your report and pictures, especailly the whit, white white white.

jamesb63 wrote:Another nice report Petr with some super photos
and the weather looked good for you also
I really admire your pics all the time

Cairngorm creeper wrote:Enjoyed your report and pictures, especailly the whit, white white white.

Thank you both...I appreciate

Just missed you, went past that way around 6.30 on my way to the Loch Lochy pair. You chose wisely, I didn't see a thing from the bealach up due to clag.

Nice pictures, well done.

Those cornices look fabulous
Pied wagtails are great, loads of them in Ireland

It pays to have a 'Plan B'... lovely wander, Petr.

Very nice - I've still to do these so good to see what I'll probably miss in views

I've often come home to a horrible rainy Glasgow after a wonderful day in the hills. Vice versa as well sadly...

McMonty wrote:Just missed you, went past that way around 6.30 on my way to the Loch Lochy pair. You chose wisely, I didn't see a thing from the bealach up due to clag.

Nice pictures, well done.

Thank you Pity you had not the views on the Loch Lochy duo, hope you will get clear views on your next trip

ancancha wrote:Those cornices look fabulous
Pied wagtails are great, loads of them in Ireland

Thank you Craig, the cornices looks fabulous, but better to keep the safe distance

onsen wrote:It pays to have a 'Plan B'... lovely wander, Petr.

Thank you Sometime also plan C & D is necessary, especially when the weather is changing so quickly

Jaxter wrote:Very nice - I've still to do these so good to see what I'll probably miss in views

I've often come home to a horrible rainy Glasgow after a wonderful day in the hills. Vice versa as well sadly...

Thank you Hope you will not miss the views there

Good report. You wouldn't want to be walking too close to those cornices!

dogplodder wrote:Good report. You wouldn't want to be walking too close to those cornices!

Thank you It maybe looks closer than it was, I kept the safe distance

looked like some super hours spend on the hill
nice cornices too !!

Thanks for sharing Petr

Some very useful info within your report there Petr, excellent stuff. Nice photographs of the snow cornices, glad you got off the hill in the dry.

Happyfeet wrote::o looked like some super hours spend on the hill
nice cornices too !!

Thanks for sharing Petr

The Rodmiester wrote:Some very useful info within your report there Petr, excellent stuff. Nice photographs of the snow cornices, glad you got off the hill in the dry.

Thank you Emmelie & Rod