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I had been planning to use the last week to get to my target of 100 for the year end. However the weather has defeated me.
The only days I had available were Wednesday and Thursday and with the shipping forecast on Wednesday morning finally convinced me it was too wild out there. So Thursday it was.
I left Glasgow at 06:20 and after a Bacon Egg Roll and Coffee from the Bake House in Killin was organised and walking from the suggested car park just after 08:30.
I took the bridge over the river near the farm and headed up the track to the pump house. Full water proofs were required by the time I had got to the pump house.
The walk up by the river is really nice with a lot of impressive waterfalls. A couple of Grouse were put to flight.
Picking my way across the hill and disturbing a lot of Deer in the process I gained the ridge towards Sgaith Chuil just by the last outlier (530m).
The going got harder and harder in the wind and my new goggles were brought out for there inaugural Munro. I had not used goggles before and if anybody is doubting there benefit, stop. They were brilliant.
I had random views of what the day was going to be but eventually progress in the wind became more and more difficult. The snow was coming across horizontally and the walking poles were heading in the same direction. I could see a plume of sprindrift being blown from the top of the ridge ahead and thought that by the time I got there, in another 200 metres it would be approaching the foolhardy side of risk. So reluctantly I decided to keep the objective for better weather.
Once out of the wind lower down the sun made an appearance and I was able to take in some views whilst munching a sausage roll. More deer putting in random appearances.
It was full on rain again by the time I was back on the track and all the way to the car.
Despite this I would still call this a good day. It is good to experience the elements in this kind of mood every so often. Keeps your feet on the ground (or not in this case!!).