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Beinn a'Bheithir-the View which suppose to be..? incl. video

Beinn a'Bheithir-the View which suppose to be..? incl. video


Postby Petr Dakota » Sat Mar 28, 2015 5:54 pm

Route description: Beinn a' Bheithir via Schoolhouse Ridge

Munros included on this walk: Sgòrr Dhearg (Beinn a' Bheithir), Sgòrr Dhònuill (Beinn a' Bheithir)

Date walked: 21/09/2014

Time taken: 6.39 hours

Distance: 12.6 km

Ascent: 1240m

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Weather forecast promissing for the day, after some clouds early morning, then suppose to be clear sky and good visibility...watching the clouds mooving over and then away finally, I started my walk in hope to see all the great mountains around from top of Beinn a'Bheithir...
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Beinn a'Bheithir from distance. Sgorr Dhearg on the left and Sgorr Dhonuill on the right
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The Dragon's Tooth is visible almost all the walking time - now from the forest path
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Love the path via Forest...and the sky looks clear...promissing
:clap: 8) :D
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I left the path and started climb this steepy slope straight up as shortcut
:roll: :D
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Almost on top of Sgorr Dhearg - looking at Sgorr Dhonuill opposite
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I walked a little down on the ridge to get better view of the summit from this angle
:wink:
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Summit selfie with the view towards Sgorr Dhonuill
:D
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Time to go to Sgorr Dhonuill...( self timer shot )
:lol: :wink:
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Another view from the summit, but confused about the visibility...sunny clear sky and Loch Leven with Pap of Glencoe is almost invisible...the view suppose to be !!!
:? :( :roll:
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The view is clear for short distance only...Descending Sgorr Dhearg towards ascent of Sgorr Dhonuill
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Looking at the valley, there is the start point - behind the Forest at South Ballachulish
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In the middle between Sgorr Dhearg and Sgorr Dhonuil, looking back at Sgorr Dhearg...there is the usual path on the left over the edge, I will use the way for descending back to the car park after Sgorr Dhonuil
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The ridge to the Dragon's Tooth
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Near the summit of Sgorr Dhonuil
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Looking back...The Dragon's Tooth ridge and Sgorr Dhearg
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On the Summit - posing for the self timer
:lol:
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After short walk to the West side over the summit
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Looking over the Glen towards South ballachulish...where is the view which suppose to be...???
:( :? :roll:
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Sgorr Dhearg...atleast
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Looking over the Dragon's Tooth
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...and the Dragon's Tooth from the bottom, on my way back to the car park
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Nice path outside the Forest...
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Looking back once again...everything looks so clear, but why not views to the distance...( Glencoe, Mamores and Ben Nevis...I missed the view
8) :? :)

Video from both summits: 8) :wink:
Last edited by Petr Dakota on Wed Nov 09, 2016 4:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Beinn a'Bheithir-the View which suppose to be..? incl. v

Postby rockhopper » Sun Mar 29, 2015 5:30 pm

Ah, the vagaries of the weather up here - clag one minute, haze the next :roll:
It's a nice walk and looks like it cleared quite a bit of the time :thumbup:
Can remember my camera failed early on on this walk possibly due to the cold affecting the batteries and/or condensation inside it - had to resort to using a rather basic camera on my phone :( - cheers :)
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Re: Beinn a'Bheithir-the View which suppose to be..? incl. v

Postby Happyfeet » Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:14 am

Looked like a fab day Petr, hazy but lovely. Dragon's tooth looks great :)
Another :clap: :clap:
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Re: Beinn a'Bheithir-the View which suppose to be..? incl. v

Postby Petr Dakota » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:00 am

rockhopper wrote:Ah, the vagaries of the weather up here - clag one minute, haze the next :roll:
It's a nice walk and looks like it cleared quite a bit of the time :thumbup:
Can remember my camera failed early on on this walk possibly due to the cold affecting the batteries and/or condensation inside it - had to resort to using a rather basic camera on my phone :( - cheers :)

Thank you :) I will probably go there again some day. Enjoyed atleast the surrounding view and the nice walk throught the forest :D
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Re: Beinn a'Bheithir-the View which suppose to be..? incl. v

Postby Petr Dakota » Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:02 am

Happyfeet wrote:Looked like a fab day Petr, hazy but lovely. Dragon's tooth looks great :)
Another :clap: :clap:

Thank you Emmelie :) The Dragon's Tooth is dominant from the bottom :D
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Re: Beinn a'Bheithir-the View which suppose to be..? incl. v

Postby The Rodmiester » Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:38 pm

Pity about the haze, two nice hills with cracking views on a clear day. Some fancy photography there Petr :wink: :)
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Re: Beinn a'Bheithir-the View which suppose to be..? incl. v

Postby Petr Dakota » Mon Mar 30, 2015 6:41 pm

The Rodmiester wrote:Pity about the haze, two nice hills with cracking views on a clear day. Some fancy photography there Petr :wink: :)

Thanks Rod :)
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Re: Beinn a'Bheithir-the View which suppose to be..? incl. v

Postby Brian R Smith » Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:53 am

We went up a Sgorr Dhearg from Ballachulish just after the school coming down the way you went up and was a lot dryer that way compared to the bog on the downward run. The Pap a bit clearer when we were there on 1st Sept 2020. good review and great video.
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The Pap a bit clearer when we were there on 1st Sept 2020
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Re: Beinn a'Bheithir-the View which suppose to be..? incl. v

Postby Petr Dakota » Fri Sep 04, 2020 6:31 pm

Brian R Smith wrote:We went up a Sgorr Dhearg from Ballachulish just after the school coming down the way you went up and was a lot dryer that way compared to the bog on the downward run. The Pap a bit clearer when we were there on 1st Sept 2020. good review and great video.
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Thank you :) Glad you had the clearer views :thumbup: Planning to repeat this duo soon :D
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