5M of Lochnagar in sun, rain, fog and blizzard
Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:00 pmWeekend off was plan for Ben Nevis walk via CMD. As the weather forecast was bad for that area I choose another option...Lochnagar hike. Checked weather forecast morning again and looks that first light rain will come around 5pm.
Quite early start with driving on north had been stop 6 miles before Glen Muick car park as one of the road is closed from January with no sign on B976 (but you can use digression from B976, in Bridge of Muick).
It started late but with sunshine on quite busy path up on first Munro...Lochnagar. On the summit of the first one was so busy
as some German walking group and many other people decided just for 1M Lochnagar walk that day.
Because weather was good and still plenty of time until sunset will come, decision was made and want finish whole the White Mounth Circle that day.
The first 3M were fine, then weather started get worse with fog and heavy rain just before 4M and then turnet into a blizzary white out. I was so grateful that I had my GPS. In this point was better continue to 5M and then down to Loch Muick where the visibility was clear again but still with light rain. Got to car park at 10pm and was happy for camping idea
Next day woke up to the beautiful morning in Glen Muick
Despite the weather condition that was such good experience for navigation skills as well as physical training
Quite early start with driving on north had been stop 6 miles before Glen Muick car park as one of the road is closed from January with no sign on B976 (but you can use digression from B976, in Bridge of Muick).
It started late but with sunshine on quite busy path up on first Munro...Lochnagar. On the summit of the first one was so busy
as some German walking group and many other people decided just for 1M Lochnagar walk that day. Because weather was good and still plenty of time until sunset will come, decision was made and want finish whole the White Mounth Circle that day.
The first 3M were fine, then weather started get worse with fog and heavy rain just before 4M and then turnet into a blizzary white out. I was so grateful that I had my GPS. In this point was better continue to 5M and then down to Loch Muick where the visibility was clear again but still with light rain. Got to car park at 10pm and was happy for camping idea
Next day woke up to the beautiful morning in Glen Muick
Despite the weather condition that was such good experience for navigation skills as well as physical training
- This road is closed from January (no sign on B976)
- The first one ;-)...Lochnagar
- 2nd Munro
- 3rd Munro
- 4th Munro...absolutely whiteout and rain
- 5th Munro in a blizzard whiteout
- Going down from last Munro towards to Loch Muick
- Woke up to the beautiful morning
- These guys doing great job ...Thanks guys! ;-)
