Keen for a day out

[gammy leg walker]

Just a follow up to stretch"s brilliant report of our day on Mount Keen.With Alan and James only having Saturday off we were desperate to get out somewhere.after contacting stretch late Thursday we left mine at 5.45am,swung by St Andrews and were in the carpark at Invermark and on our way by 9.00am.

stretch, jb, alan s

With this being the first time the boys had met they all had a good chin wag to pass the time

getting to know you

The view and walk up Glen Mark was a delight

glen mark

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glen mark

hill of dombe

After 4km you pass The Queens Well and jb went over to take a look

jb and queens well

.Soon after this you pass Invermark Cottage and cross the Ladder burn and start to climb The Knowe of Crippley on a good track.we made good time up here even though there was still a lot of compact snow around

compact snow on path

.After approx 2 1/2 hrs and Andy was nearing the summit

stretch near summit

.With me being a wee bit behind got a pic of stretch at the summit taking a pic of me coming up

pic of stretch taking a pic of me

Had our break here to fuel up and take some pics,with great views over to Lochnagar

lochnagar

lochnagar

The walk back down was done under clear blue sky"s,with Alan and James trying some ice-axe arrest on the compact snow.

play time

play time

play time

Here are some more pics of our day.

lochnagar from summit

invermark cottage and queens well on way down

queens well

water of mark

stretch and gammy at summit

gammy at summit

Another fine day in good company,can"t wait till we get out again

[Alan S]

Nice one mate,glad you finally got round to doing your report
Yep it was a great day,cant believe that was a week ago,looking forward to work this week tho hope you and stretch have a good day tomorrow.(just remember the self arrest training video just incase)

[Merry-walker]

Fab stuf !!

Its great seeing all these reports for M. Keen. I love this hill, don't know why... Its on my doorstep and do it a fair bit but never get bored.

Thanks, glad you guys such a laugh.

[tango]

A great report & some lovely photos, looks alittle fresh up in them Scottish hills.... thanks...

[ChrisW]

Great stuff, great pics. Are you as cold as you look in those summit pics

[JB likes a beer]

Hi glw nice photos ,that hill of dombe looks nice standing alone,all the best for today m8

[gammy leg walker]

( hope you and stretch have a good day tomorrow.(just remember the self arrest training video just incase)

Thanks for the advice mate,the trick is not too rely on self arrest,more to work on your footwork,the saying goes "watch your footwork and the rest will follow"

[gammy leg walker]

Cheers merry-walker it sure is a fab wee hill,will defo be back again,just back from an awesome day out with stretch,will post when possible,completely trousered(love that word)

[gammy leg walker]

A great report & some lovely photos, looks alittle fresh up in them Scottish hills.... thanks...

Thanks tango,we all had a blast,nice n warm in the glen a wee bit parky on the tops

[gammy leg walker]

Great stuff, great pics. Are you as cold as you look in those summit pics

It was a wee tad chilli on the summit ChrisW",had been sweating a little on the climb with this being our first munro of the year,not so sure about wearing that buff again,as stretch said look like an extremist

[gammy leg walker]

Hi glw nice photos ,that hill of dombe looks nice standing alone,all the best for today m8

Ta mate,great day on Mount Keen,just wish I had ordered The All Day Breakfast back in St Andrews,it looked the dogs ********.As for today,just need to wait till I post

[Merry-walker]

cana wait for your next report

what does 'completely trousered' mean ???

[Stretch]

( hope you and stretch have a good day tomorrow.(just remember the self arrest training video just incase)

Thanks for the advice mate,the trick is not too rely on self arrest,more to work on your footwork,the saying goes "watch your footwork and the rest will follow"

Alan, don't take this kind of advice, you should have seen his 'footwork' today, er lack of it

[nathan79]

NIce pics, looked like a fun day

I've got my eye on Keen for my first Munro of the year, might manage it next weekend weather permitting.

[Merry-walker]

probably see you there then

(oh god - Nathan79 - shrinks away)