by 3peaker » Fri May 10, 2019 1:39 pm
Date walked: 10/05/2019
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Hi Everyone, it was with some trepidation that I arranged a trip to Scotland in 2019 to climb some munro`s because in late December 2017 I suffered a heart attack and spent all 2018 regaining my fitness and stamina to start hill walking again.
Early on this year I stepped up my walks and started hill walking properly and in March managed to climb Helvellyn via striding edge. This gave me a massive boost in confidence.
I have been doing the munro`s for the best part of 30 years and prior to my heart attack I only had 10 munro`s to climb.
My recent trip upto Scotland was with my niece Sally for 10 days of hillwalking - with several rest days planned. We started at Glen Nevis carpark on Sunday 26 April and had a brilliant day on Aonach Beag and Aonach Mor - the weather was fantastic and we had brilliant views of Ben Nevis all day long. It took approx 10 hrs and we both ended up with very sore feet - for Sally this was her first experience of the munro`s and she made a great effort to complete both mountains.
Next came another fine day in Glen Affric with Mam Sodhail and two fine days down Glen Dessarry completing Sgurr Mor and its neighbouring corbett and then Sgurr Ciche/Garbh Chioch Mhor & Sgurr nan Coireachan - a mighty day out of approx 11 hrs.
We were very lucky with the weather and had fine views on all the above hills with 360 all round views. In fact the only poor weather day of the whole trip was in Glen Affric half way up Carn Eige with heavy rain and thick mist - we turned round at 2000ft for a better day.
I hope to complete my 3 remaining munro`s this month because I have booked several rooms at Cairnlarich youth hostel at the end of May to complete my final munro Ben Challum on 26 May - please share a dram with my friends hopefully celebrating my final munro at around 2pm if you happen to be there. Sorry in-advance if we are a bit noisey on Ben Challum or in the youth hostel.
I have enjoyed many trips to Scotland from my home in Hazel Grove, South Manchester over the years and met many friends and like minded people on the hills in Scotland. My original reason for doing the munro`s was to see more of Scotland - I think mission accomplished.
Hopefully there is still some life in my old ticker for a few more hills in the future.
Ps, My thanks to the staff and volunteers at Glen Nevis YH and Drumnadrochit YH for their recent hospitality.
Thanks Malcolm Keats
