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The weather forecast sounded very well for most of areas in Scotland for the wednesday and it allowed wider selection of Mountains.
Thinking between 2 Munros at Black Mount from Victoria Bridge and rest of Munros from Glenshee I decided for Glenshee as there was possibility to do 6 Munros together in one route and move me to 80 Munros completed. Another reason for this decision was the change of time to Summer time following weekend and it will mean that the daylight will start later on beginning, which is not good for me as I prefer start early to get back home early in week days. This route allowes me early start in darkness and walk on the road A93 on beginning until the sunrise catches me before turning to hills ( have torch ready, just in case ).
Despite the habits that usual start point for this circle is from the park layby 2 km north of Ski Centre and the walking 5 km on the road A93 after finishing the walk in mountains, I decided to do it opposite...leave my car on the parking layby at Devil's Elbow, start the walk in darkness on the road A93 via Ski Centre and then get straight to the carpark after descending the last Munro.
I woke up at 00:30 am, unwanted - as my alarm was set for 01:30 !!!
prepared all necessary stuff and gear, spent more time at home yet before I left at 02:40. After short stop at Tesco I continued my way to the mountains and I got there at 04:50. After fueled myself by banana ( banana skin into bin - of course )
I started at 05:06 heading to the start point ( 5 km walk on A93 ) via Ski centre. Temperature was minus 3 dg of Celsius and I felt the fresh freezy air...
- Devil's Elbow car park, before start at darkness
- Glenshee Ski Centre and Carn Aosda behind, daylight is comming slowly...
- my fans supported me from top
- Finally the car park - usual start point for this route, after 5 km of walk on A93. My first target Carn an Tuirc ahead in distance
- Ascending the 1st Munro and looking back, snow on the slopes
- Almost on top, some nice views around
- The shelter and summit of Carn an Tuirc, happy for clear blue sky and great visibility...meantime as I will see later
- Photo from the summit, some inversion ahead...
- there is my way...into the mist on the East
- The South is clear meantime...
- Getting into the whiteout - not visibility soon, I saw a small group of walkers from the valley before 1st top, following me by approx. 1.5 km distance, I did not know if they want do 4 Munros only or complete all 6 and i guessed they will probably follow my footprints because of not visibility around. to save them some unexpected effort and time I decided make this little help for them
- Looking back...my footprints in the middle of nowhere
- 2nd Munro - summit of Tolmount. there was not visibility - not photos ( almost ) from the part of my way between no.1, no.2 and no.3
- Ascending the Tom Buidhe
- ...and Tom Buidhe summit - Munro no.3
- Getting clear views again - on the way between Tom Buidhe and Cairn of Claise...towards north
- Looking back to the Tom Buidhe...clear views now
- Munro no. 4 - Cairn of Claise summit
- Ascending the Glas Maol, looking back to the Cairn of Claise - very distanced now...
- The summit of Glas Maol - Munro no.5 and the highest of them
- Next targed ahead - Creag Leacach over the ridge
- Closer now...
- Munro no.6 - Summit of Creag Leacach. All 6 Munros completed !
- Back in the car park - mission completed ! 6 hours 59 mins in total