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Meall a' Bhuiridh & Creise

Meall a' Bhuiridh & Creise


Postby tombombadilio » Thu Oct 04, 2018 11:15 am

Route description: Creise and Meall a'Bhùiridh from the Ski centre

Munros included on this walk: Creise, Meall a' Bhùiridh

Date walked: 27/12/2017

Time taken: 5.6 hours

Distance: 10.7 km

Ascent: 1126m

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Leaving ski area behind


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Steady ascent, pathless in places


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Meall a'Bhuiridh summit pano


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Meall a'Bhuiridh summit


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Another pano


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Sunburst


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Ridge to Creise


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View into Coire an Easain


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View back to Meall a'Bhuiridh


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Creise (l), Meall a'Bhuiridh (r) with Mam Coire Easain below


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Spot height 1070m with cornices already forming


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Creise plateau


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Ridge in profile


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Creise summit


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Another summit pano with Buachailles on the right


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Looking north


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Second cairn further along plateau, not the summit


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Loch Tulla and Breadalbane hills


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Yet another pano


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The Bookle in profile


Summary:
Fine winter's day. Full kit required though crampons not used. Left bitterly frozen Glencoe ski car park in dark, climbing up dark side of Meall a'Bhuiridh an hour before sunrise before stunning reveal of sunshine over snow-covered Black Mount and Rannoch Moor. Fun scramble over snow covered rocky ridge (care needed) to reach plateau of Creise. Then easy walking. Conditions pleasant enough to sit and enjoy brew at top, winter layers proving their worth. Blue skies and more cracking views. No wildlife. No encounters. Straightforward retrace of steps to car park. Ski tows unsightly but were overshadowed by summit experience of the day.

Start: 08:08
Finish: 13:47
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tombombadilio
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