Carn Bhac and Beinn Iutharn Mhor,no more!

[pigeon]

Canny see us visiting these two any time soon A walk of about 5 miles took us into the ruined lodge then up slippy,wet ,heathery hill side to Carn Bhac,past the grouse butts where i seen rutting stags havin' a battle .Path improved further up and got to the top in about 3 and half hours.Got Senga's tattie and leek soup heated up for the boys and when they made the top Kev had decided he'd had enough,canny say i blamed him as the peat hags betwween the hills looked none too appealing So me and Ian set off toward Iutharn Mhor over the hags and then up the steep stony slopes to the top.About 2 o clock when we set off down the steep slippy slope towards the ruins again ,another breather there and then along the 5 miles back to the car Quick pint in Braemar then home to a waiting Ashmaan(again ).Kind of enjoyed the day,though unlikely these hills will ever see our boots again,just as well the weather was decent cos this would have been a major trial in the wind and rain.Good company on this walk was provided by Ian,Kev and Jake

On the long walk in

still on the long walk in

and still on the long walk in

beinn iulatharn mhor

Altnour ruins

route up Carn Bhac

Kev on Carn Bhac,this is his reaction to the question "Kev,you carrying on to Beinn Iutharn Mhor then?"

squad photie on Carn Bhac

even Jake don't like the look of the hags

Ian beggining the steep climb up Beinn Iulatharn Mhor

wee bit chilli at the summit

jake gets his first snow in a while

Gorms'

the way back

deer

[quoman]

Aye it dissny look too appealing the walk to Beinn Lutharn Mhor..... thank god ave done it

[Gordie12]

Hi

Thanks for posting, sounds..........................great!

I'm looking to do these two next weekend, any tips on the walk between the two hills, any particular line to take??

Ta.

Gordon

[gammy leg walker]

Peat hags or not they still need done,2 more pigeon.

[Huck Finn]

Like the photo of Kevin on the top, it reminded me of the 1970's Mash advert with the Martians

[Huck Finn]

[Gavin99]

Martians indeed !
No doubt this is a long ,long walk , at least it's done now . Jake looks like he's loving the snow

[pigeon]

Aye it dissny look too appealing the walk to Beinn Lutharn Mhor..... thank god ave done it

Peat hags or not they still need done,2 more pigeon.

Cheers Gammy and Quoman,need to be done as you say,Beinn I utharn Mhor is no a bad hill but Carn Bhac has no much going for it

Hi

Thanks for posting, sounds..........................great!

I'm looking to do these two next weekend, any tips on the walk between the two hills, any particular line to take??

Ta.

Gordon

Gordie ,there is no real avoiding the peat hags,considering the rain we had last week i suppose it could have been worse,at no point did we sink in to the bogs,most of the time we could hop across the grassy tufts.From Carn Bhac head south west towards the 920 metre point and then head south,probably take you about half an hour before you reach the steep slope(but dry) of Iutharn Mhor.I've put a gps track on to show our route

[pigeon]

Like the photo of Kevin on the top, it reminded me of the 1970's Mash advert with the Martians

Guess what Kevs going to the fancy dress as

Martians indeed !
No doubt this is a long ,long walk , at least it's done now . Jake looks like he's loving the snow

Cheers Gavin,catch up with ye soon

[soulminer]

Know them well We were up B.I M recently, and Carn Bhac was my penultimate Munro We biked it in for Bhac to hell with the long walk Mind you Jake must have loved it
Cheers.

[Gordie12]

Thanks Pigeon.

[pigeon]

Thanks Pigeon.

Oh aye,if you've got a bike the track up to the ruins is quite good so it would save you a good bit of time

[rockhopper]

Long way, long day, pigeon - well done all Domestic duties meant I went nowhere near a hill this weekend so am a bit jealous - cheers

[Paula Hubens]

Two more in the bag pigeon! That is a comedy picture of Kev on Carn Bhac
I remember this as a long walk too from an era when I was not yet interested in munros.

[Ian Bayne]

now we are for it

Good report Pidg Im glad we are not setting foot on them hills again if Kev is thinking about doing BIM as his last hill it will be a lonely party