by bar72 » Mon Oct 07, 2013 5:48 pm
Date walked: 18/07/2013
Time taken: 11 hours
Distance: 30 km
Ascent: 1690m
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Forgot to add this in my blog. Completed on 18th July 2013 in shorts / t-shirt. Was roasting.
- started off heading easterly up the path by the radio mast
- now i could've headed straight up to the top then beared right (south) for the 1st summit, but i went to check out the bothy 1st
- the bothy
- nice woodburner for the colder nights ;
- looking up to the summit of Creag leacach. Nice easy going at this point
- the summit of Creag Leacach, 1 down, 8 to go.
- and off we go over the scree for no.2, Glas Maol
- nice wee shelter built from rocks and scree, handy in winter ;
- at the summit of no.2 Glas Maol
- heading for no.3, Cairn of Claise, quite boring and featureless at this part
- on the summit of Cairn of Claise, next, Tom Buidhe
- heading for Tom Buidhe, again, featureless and glad i had a good day for it.
- on the summit of no.4, Tom Buidhe
- heading for no.5, Tolmount
- summit of no.5, Tolmount
- starting to feel a river running down my back now, on we go for no.6, Carn an Tuirc
- it's quite a slog over all the scree to reach the summit of no6, Carn an Tuirc, the final Munro of this circuit that's East of the A93 / Ski Centre
- Scree ridden summit of Carn an Tuirc. A very long walk back down to the A93 now to reach no.7, Carn Aosda
- A very long walk back down from no.6, Carn an Tuirc, to the A93, to reach no.7, Carn Aosda. The 1st of the 3 Munro's west of the A93 / Ski Centre
- after crossing the A93, head East straight up the heather for a quick ascent to the summit of no.7, Carn Aosda
- the summit of no.7, Carn Aosda with no.9, The Cairnwell in the background. Legs are like lead now ;
- and continuing on for no.8, Carn a'Gheoidh
- at the summit of no.8, Carn a'Gheoidh. Legs are absolutely lobster red with sunburn at this point. You have to backtrack now for no.9, The Cairnwell
- at the summit of no.9, The Cairnwell. All i did then was head east, straight back down the heather to the car park. going down was more painful on the legs that going up. 9 munro's bagged though and a massive feel good factor ;;
what a great feeling of achievement after this circuit. really had to push myself after no.6 but kept up the fight and managed them all.