Back in Scotland !

After our short family holiday in North Wales, where we enjoyed the great weather, relax


Reports from the Snowdonia mountains here:
Tryfan & Glyders - scrambling paradise:
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=63269
Crib Goch ( the scary-airy ridge ) & The Snowdon Horseshoe:
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=63276
Because I'm mostly working on weekends, for this free weekend I planned a mountain trip together with Mark long time before as he is often free on weekends. Mark got extra night shift for friday - finish on saturday morning which meant that sunday was the one and only day for long trip.
The forecast looked more than promising, especially for the North so I wanted to use the opportunity to get some great views from Assynt


Despite the limitation that we both must be back home at the same day I prepared a plan - a CRAZY PLAN







I am mad enough with my very early starts, but all my trips started always at least after midnight...often between 01:00 - 03:00




I know, we could do something closer and "normal", but it was really great and maybe very rare opportunity to have a successful trip to The North because of the weather forecast, many dry days before, long daylight for very early start of walk. Time is going quickly - how many free weekends I will have until short daylight come again and how many of them will offer the good weather and visibility



Well, decision made, determined and looking forward we both started our adventure at 23:30 ! Driving in the night via Stirling, Perth, Inverness and Ullapool and after several stops for some photo shots and breakfast we arrived in the Inchnadamph car park around 04:40 in the morning and then started our walk

Nobody else in the mountains yet



Despite the warm temperature, there was a cold air and wind in the morning






Once we got to the beallach, warm air, sunshine and great inversion views opened for us





We had a great time there, enjoyed all the views

It was really very unusual when we experienced the change again when descending...much colder air and some wind while very hot temperature without a wind still on the top



It was a great trip...great day in the mountains, happiness and satisfaction

The effort and sacrificing rewarded !!!






We got back home shortly after 18:00...not so late for the long - one day trip...but need wake up at 03:00 another day for work



Trip movie: sunrise, inversion, sunshine...photos and videos - wide views from both summits:
Some inversion shots:
More photos in the Album from the trip:
https://flic.kr/s/aHskxQVSnu
It was a very productive...and enjoyable month - 17 mountains done in the last 30 days, 9 Munros & 1 Corbett in Scotland...and 7 great Hewits in North Wales


