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First signs of Winter on this remote trio

First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby Collaciotach » Sat May 30, 2015 9:06 pm

Munros included on this walk: Maoile Lunndaidh, Sgùrr a' Chaorachain, Sgùrr Chòinnich

Date walked: 30/05/2015

Time taken: 10 hours

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Chi mi Geamhraidh .... ach ca bheil an grian ?

First signs of Winter already should have waited till Summer :wink:

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.................brrrr nights are fair drawing in :wink:

Cheerie a nis
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby Meatball » Sat May 30, 2015 11:08 pm

Tough enough in good conditions!

Good effort!
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby basscadet » Sun May 31, 2015 12:18 am

Och that must of been tough!

A million miles away from what I got today :lol:
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby jamesb63 » Sun May 31, 2015 11:59 am

Yep was on Ben More & Stob Binnein yesterday on top at 8am and was like Mid -Winter lol
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby Collaciotach » Sun May 31, 2015 12:16 pm

basscadet wrote:Och that must of been tough!

A million miles away from what I got today :lol:


Ha! ..... Been a while since I ve seen further than my nose on a Munro summit and felt the sun on my back ! :?
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby Beaner001 » Sun May 31, 2015 2:16 pm

Similar conditions on Sgurr nan clach geala yesterday, although the outlier Sgurr nan each had hardly any snow :?
A long walk that, what happened to long summer day for the route eh? :? :? :lol:
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby AnnieMacD » Sun May 31, 2015 6:13 pm

And I was just thinking yesterday morning driving over the Bealach - what hill is that with all the fresh snow? Now I know and you were on it/them! Forecast is for more snow too :(

Even An Cu looks sorry for himself.
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby Emmanuelle » Sun May 31, 2015 6:33 pm

Gee, I did these in June and August last year and the weather couldn't have been different! That was some day in such weather. Poor wee dug! :lol:
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby Collaciotach » Sun May 31, 2015 8:26 pm

Ha the dog is just **** cause I put the larrit on him preventing him chasing Ptarmigan and other craturs over the cornices :D
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby Collaciotach » Sun May 31, 2015 8:27 pm

Beaner001 wrote:Similar conditions on Sgurr nan clach geala yesterday, although the outlier Sgurr nan each had hardly any snow :?
A long walk that, what happened to long summer day for the route eh? :? :? :lol:


Aye tell me about it ! .... was hoping to do the Beinn Dearg lot before the midges ...looks like I will be scratching !
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby Fife Flyer » Sun May 31, 2015 9:01 pm

June tomorrow and we are still contemplating packing winter tackle :lol:
Plenty of snow in the Mamores yesterday, Binnein Mor was thick with it :o

Some cracking photo's, really does highlight that summer is here 8)
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby Mal Grey » Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:21 pm

Far more snow on them than when I did them on a February trip!
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Re: First signs of Winter on this remote trio

Postby rockhopper » Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:51 pm

jings - certainly a tad on the unseasonable side :roll: - cheers :)
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