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Meall Ghaordaidh
Posted:
Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:40 pm
by murphy999
Having attempted to drive to the Lawers Range earlier in the morning and unable to get the car up we decided to head back to Meall Ghaordaidh and perform a small test of some new winter kit.
The weather was fairly poor with zero visibilty after around 500m. It was tough going on packed snow with a couple of inches of fresh snow on top but this presented no problems until the summit cone. We approached the summit from the north east and threaded our way through some large crags, the space between being filled with hard packed snow. This was very slippy underfoot and required some care to finally arrive on the top.
Re: Meall Ghaordaidh
Posted:
Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:46 pm
by monty
Excellent effort Murphy,
I done this one in the snow last November.
Well done on getting out
Re: Meall Ghaordaidh
Posted:
Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:47 pm
by murphy999
Cheers Monty, I had to get out, I was going round the bend!
Re: Meall Ghaordaidh
Posted:
Tue Dec 28, 2010 6:52 pm
by tango
Good going M nothing wrong with crappy weather its all good for the soul!!!
well done.
Re: Meall Ghaordaidh
Posted:
Wed Dec 29, 2010 2:02 am
by mountain coward
Yeah - those never-mentioned anywhere crags - I had a bit of trouble with those myself... in fact, when I did it (in a blizzard and a gale) I was so put off by the fact that there were suddenly crags on a hill which I formerly believed didn't have any, I ended up turning back and doing it the next week instead. Still, the next week was beautiful weather so all was well in the end...
Re: Meall Ghaordaidh
Posted:
Wed Dec 29, 2010 2:43 am
by doogz
Great wee hill that ......must do again
Well done summiting in that
We also done it in deep deep snow...sometimes thigh deep
Doogz
Re: Meall Ghaordaidh
Posted:
Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:16 am
by pigeon
Good effort there Murph .How was the road from killin to the foot of the hill?Was thinking of trying this one in the next few days
Re: Meall Ghaordaidh
Posted:
Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:02 am
by monty
Did you mean something like this doogz?
Meall Ghordie last year
Re: Meall Ghaordaidh
Posted:
Wed Dec 29, 2010 12:57 pm
by murphy999
pigeon wrote:Good effort there Murph .How was the road from killin to the foot of the hill?Was thinking of trying this one in the next few days
Hey Pigeon,
the road was icy but passable. I got there in my Corsa so you should have no problems.