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Forecast was looking good for Saturday - at last - so I decided to do the long drive and head for Glen Feshie to do Sgor Gaoith as I've fancied it for a while. I considered doing Mullach Clach a Bhlair too, but I have trouble with my knees, so decided to opt for the one. Always a good excuse to go back another day anyway
Parked up and off I went through the woodland.
Once onto the open hill, the wind coming out of the west kept me cool as I headed up the well constructed path east of the Allt Ruadh, skirting Meall Tional, and climbing up towards the plateau.
The gliding club was busy with customers. There was a continuous stream of them being released at the plateau - their views must have been spectacular
The views opened up across to the Monadhliath
An hour and a half later and those sculpted western corries of Braeriach appear beyond the little pool as you reach the plateau, giving a tantalising glimpse of what's to come
The summit cone is now visible, and the path is more like a motorway. Twenty more minutes of easy walking and you're there....
...and the long drive, and the somewhat featureless walk to the plateau, is forgotten, as those views from Gaoith's corrie start to open up
View from the corrie
The summit is just a short distance away
Braeriach's corries and Loch Einich
The view southeast from the summit
I wasn't alone - on a ledge off the summit, getting out of the wind, and a ground beetle kept me company
I skirted down the from the summit following the Allt a Chrom-alltain, and rejpoining the outward route. Heath orchid on the way back down
A last look back
Lots of stops for taking photos added an hour to the walk. It's really only a half day, unless you add in the other tops, and very straightforward, but what a rewarding outing. Looking forward to returning to the area and doing a few more