Seemed a good idea but how not to climb Carn Dearg (Alder)

[simon-b]

That's a fine adventure, DP, the area to the north of the North Alder range is an interesting place.

...assuming a path on the map would be a path on the ground.

A path on your map should also be a path on the Ardverikie and Ben Alder estates' maps. So probably the right place to be during the stalking season, whether visible on the ground or not.

[dogplodder]

Some great photos here so well worth the effort - we're having a 'cautious' summer too, where target hills somehow remain unsummitted at the end of the day

I've managed a string of new Corbetts but new Munros have been harder to come by this year!

[dogplodder]

No, you are not the only one to do daft things. With rain coming (like you) we abandoned our plan to do a wide zig out and a wide zag back to Trum y Ddysgll and found ourselves imagining we could save time by only going one side of the triangle which saw us on the Nantlle ridge in wind and rain and getting to a point where we didn't trust ourselves to go back, so had to go on....and that was only just over a week ago. Compared with that, what you did seems a model of caution, Glad you all reunited. I can't believe the midges were so ferocious in that level of sun...well, I can, that's why we went to Wales.

Far too sunny for midges to be so busy. Clearly hadn't read the manual.

[litljortindan]

Pretty good decision making all round I'd say since you all three got a decent walk and met up fine towards the end. Beyond me at the moment but a good reminder of a grand area that I haven't been to.

[dogplodder]

That's a fine adventure, DP, the area to the north of the North Alder range is an interesting place.

...assuming a path on the map would be a path on the ground.

A path on your map should also be a path on the Ardverikie and Ben Alder estates' maps. So probably the right place to be during the stalking season, whether visible on the ground or not.

Good point and worth remembering.

[dogplodder]

Pretty good decision making all round I'd say since you all three got a decent walk and met up fine towards the end. Beyond me at the moment but a good reminder of a grand area that I haven't been to.

Came home feeling I'd messed up.... but your assessment sounds much better.