Sgor Gaoith & Mullach Clach a'Bhlair

[SecretSquirrel]

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An 8am start in Glen Feshie


Meall Dubhag beyond the heather


Starting uphill through the pines


Meall nan Sleac


Looking back down to Glen Feshie


A well made path snakes its way up to Carn Ban Mor


Imposing sights of the Cairngorms peaking through gaps in the cloud


Cloud drifting around the summit of Sgor Gaoith


Loch Eanaich below


Butress cliffs of Sgor Gaoith


No 5 Buttress?


Glimpses through the cloud make the views even more impressive


The Am Beanaidh winding down Gleann Eanaich


Sgor Gaoith summitt


The cloud is beginning to lift


Returning to the crossroads of paths, I opted to take the faint/non existant path over Badenoch,


Shelter on Badenoch


Coire Garbhlach


The Allt Garbhlach flowing out of the coire


Summit cairn on Mullach Clach a Bhlair with the peak of Sgor Gaoith in the distance


Butresses on the coire sides


Looking across to Meall Dubhag from a very airy viewpoint


Craggy cliffs of Coire Garbhlach


A short detour up Meall nan Sleac


Summit of Meall nan Sleac looking back to the walk down


Back down in the Glen for the 5k walk back to the car

[Gordie12]

Did this a couple of years ago in the opposite direction and had a great day (the only time I've ever seen a cuckoo) - the views down to Loch Eanaich (from the top of Sgor Gaoith) are brilliant and you were fortunate the cloud had lifted for you to get some great shots.

I'm left asking myself - how did I miss that shelter???

[BlackPanther]

If you had started 30 min later, you would have bumped into us!
We did Cairn Toul/Devils Point from Feshie yesterday. Took us 11 hours...

[SecretSquirrel]

Did this a couple of years ago in the opposite direction and had a great day (the only time I've ever seen a cuckoo) - the views down to Loch Eanaich (from the top of Sgor Gaoith) are brilliant and you were fortunate the cloud had lifted for you to get some great shots.

I'm left asking myself - how did I miss that shelter???

Thanks Gordie, I was really chuffed to get some views down to the loch . That shelter is just off the 1029 spot of Badenoch. I cut across Badenoch, skirted Meall Dubhag and around the coire edge. I think from your report you followed the main track over Moine Mhor and then north to CbM?

[SecretSquirrel]

If you had started 30 min later, you would have bumped into us!
We did Cairn Toul/Devils Point from Feshie yesterday. Took us 11 hours...

Sorry I missed you both, would have been good to meet. Looking forward to your report, that sounds like a long day!

[Gordie12]

Did this a couple of years ago in the opposite direction and had a great day (the only time I've ever seen a cuckoo) - the views down to Loch Eanaich (from the top of Sgor Gaoith) are brilliant and you were fortunate the cloud had lifted for you to get some great shots.

I'm left asking myself - how did I miss that shelter???

Thanks Gordie, I was really chuffed to get some views down to the loch . That shelter is just off the 1029 spot of Badenoch. I cut across Badenoch, skirted Meall Dubhag and around the coire edge. I think from your report you followed the main track over Moine Mhor and then north to CbM?

Yeh, just got the maps out and can see the difference in our routes now (saves me a trip to Specsavers as I was starting to get worried ).

[Huff_n_Puff]

Some lovely atmospheric shots there, and the heather looks wonderful. I missed the shelter too!

[SecretSquirrel]

Some lovely atmospheric shots there, and the heather looks wonderful. I missed the shelter too!

Thanks! It would need a proper emergency to make use that shelter. It looked a bit too cozy for two and well used by the local ptarmigan for their, erm ... business

[teaandpies]

Did this a couple of years ago in the opposite direction and had a great day (the only time I've ever seen a cuckoo) - the views down to Loch Eanaich (from the top of Sgor Gaoith) are brilliant and you were fortunate the cloud had lifted for you to get some great shots.

I'm left asking myself - how did I miss that shelter???

I was just wondering the very same thing