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After last weeks debacle in trying to reach this Munro....
http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=9048i decided to give it another bash
Forecast was grim, torrential rain with gusts of wind reaching 50 - 75mph, should be a nice little challenge
The big thaw had arrived and at times on the roads a Kayak may have been more apt
Left Glasgow at 7.30am - arrived at Glen Lednock 9am - started walking at 9.15am, full waterproof kit on.
View from start of walk near Coishavachan Old school.
I was 2 minutes into the walk when i caught glimpse of the farmer, he was on his quad bike with trailer attached in the fields to the East of me, he had feed for the sheep. What i saw next was 400 sheep making there way from the crest of the hill to near the bottom, almost in single file , and moving swiftly.
The path ahead was very icey (i would fall on my ass 7 times today!) so due care was given.
Two cottages at end of path. Take a right before these and follow the landrover track.
The Invergeldie Burn was in full flow
I soon came to a small bridge
This was my first fall of the day
Continued to follow the track....wish i had microspikes.
Deer everywhere....
Couple of mile up the track i came to the liittle Dam. The burn was knee deep but not too wild in its flow, so i crossed quickly.
The rain was lashing and water had infultrated my camera
, it was gubbed!!
From here it was a case of following the landrover track till a small cairn indicated the cut off up the South face of Ben Chonzie. The mist was now evident so i took a straight line from the cairn to the summit. I got the head down and made my way upwards. Couldn't see much but was having fun, was good to be out
Soon reached the summit. Had a bite to eat and descended back to the cairn at the landrover track.
After a few falls i reached the Dam at Invergeldie Burn . WTF
This was now about waist height and flowing fast and furious, how will i get across
I tried to go across but the force was strong (obi wan). I then headed upstream and then downstream looking to see if i could cross, no way!!
Map out and i decided to follow a landrover track SSE for 500M before crossing open ground NW that took me to the bridge where i had my first fall of the day, the burn was now on my right side....phew!. Enjoyed cutting across the moorland than following the landrover track.
A short walk back to the car and i was soon out of my drenched clothes
I had a great wee adventure in testing conditions.
Quick call to Noah and i was in his Ark and heading home