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Date. Sunday 21st November 2010
Completed by. Dave and Wilson
Weather light flurries of snow, poor vis most of the day and very cold
Time. 7.5
Distance. 21.8 km
Ascent. 1309 m
Hills.
Munro’s x 3
Corbett’s x 0
Grahams x 0
Creag Meagaidh, Stob Poite Coire Ardair and Carn Liath
Starting from.
Nature reserve car park at Aberarder
Just off the night shift on Saturday morning and for some reason my sleep pattern was all to cock. Usually it’s not a problem… not this time.
Planned to arrive at the start for about 8.30am ish on the Sunday morning, but due to the nightshift syndrome I awoke at 2.10 am. Anyhow to cut a long story short, Wilson and I had arrived before 6.15am at the reserve and were on our way just after 6.35am. This early start would make a big difference to us; we were looking forward to getting home earlier than usual and enjoying a couple of hours on the Sunday evening relaxing.
Headed up through Aberarder forest with the head torch ablaze, at this early a start it was still far too dark for any views, but I was hopeful. Would I be lucky this time round!
I did Creag Meagaidh, Beinn Teallach and Beinn a Chaorainn several months ago. I had intended on doing the 5 Munro’s with an over night camp. I managed Beinn Teallach and then camped on top of Beinn a Chaorainn. Then after a restless night I packed up tent and headed over to Creag Meagaidh, I then decided to head home, as I never had the energy for the other two. (Hence the title).
I decided to gain height quickly and hoped to get views of Coire Ardair From Sron a Ghoire ridge. It was a tough climb, even more so as the snow line was reached. The snow felt firm but once you stepped on it you just fell through.
After gaining the ridge I new it would be easier and I then started to look forward to the rest of the day.
Views were poor; visibility was down to 5/10m for long spells. Much care was needed near Puist Coire Ardair as the ridge narrowed at that area. Once past there I new the ground was safer all the way over to Creag Meagaidh.
From Creag Meagaidh I then headed east then northeast before dropping down to the window. Crampons had to be fitted at this point as the descent was pretty well iced up, as was the ascent to Stob poite coire Ardair.
- Megi summit
- Wilson on Megi
- Wilson in flight
- looking down Coire Ardair
- Stob Poite Coire Ardair summit
- why me !
On reaching Stob Poite Coire Ardair the views had started to get slightly better…. I was now getting short time views of the Coire Ardair and also the Lochan an Choire.
- Lochan
- to the window
- Meall an t-Snairn
The final Munro Carn Liath would be a piece of cake 5/6km North East then East catching the tops as I went. Visibility had increased so I managed to get a couple more pics as I went.
- Carn Liath summit
- Looking back to Coire Ardair
- looking to Loch Laggan
- Looking back to the Coire Ardair ( wilson looking cool)
- Again
- to the window
Headed south off the final Munro and eventually picked up a path of sorts. This path gradually got worse as we got lower and became very boggy in bits. This path soon linked us back up with our outward-bound track that would get us back to the car park.