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[pigeon]

Myself and Ryan set of for the Lawers hotel and met up with Ian Rab and Jake and started walking at 8.Followed the route from this site past the wee shop

There's a private joke in here

and up through the woods where jake got yelped at by a couple of noisy wee dugs called rosie and jim Soon on to the hillside

RG

begin the long hard slog up to meall griegg

IB

The views were good but it was a strong wind and we were unsure what the weather was going to do as we struggled to the top

First look at an stuc

Eventually got to the top and it was baltic,could find no shelter for a cuppa as we waited for rab and ian so headed of for meall garbh as soon as they got up

Meall Greigh

Windy as ......

Heading for meall garbh we stopped and put on the waterproof breeks ,except ryan who hadn't brought his,soon a heavy hail shower hit us and he was soaked through.The shower never lasted long and ryan decided to carry on which proved a good shout as the day was to remain dry(but windy likes) and we trugded up to meall garbh

Not the summit

Got to the first cairn which we thought was the top,took photos and headed down the path to a sheltered bit for lunch

Potted hough

Todays delicacy was potted hough,not sure ryan liked his but jake certainly did as he nearly ate the pot aswell Then it was off again where we came across the actual summit

real summit

Soon it was time for an stuc which were had been looking forward to all day

An stuc

At the bottom of the scramble we met two guys who had got about half way up and had turned round saying they didn't fancy it,this never helped our confidence but we gave it a go and the five of us soon made it up safely

You can just make out the 2 guys coming down

The scramble was good but all over to quickly and we sat at the top for long enough for the summit pics

Me ian and jake on an stuc

Had a pit stop in the shelter of some big rocks on the way down to the lochan before the walk back and seven and a half hours after starting we were in the ben lawers hotel for the mandatory pint .Another great which saw myself and ian complete the lawers range and well done to wee Rab for battling on ,another great effort

lochan nan cat

Ian Wee Rab and JAKE

Ben lawers from the lochan

Bridge over lawers burn

spot the plane

[ChrisW]

Great stuff pigeon, some cracking pics of the whole walk - that scramble looked a bit steep good effort by all on what looked like a cold clammy day.

[flipside]

that was some day yesterday rain, sun,wind,snow,sleets, and hailstones , sure we past you guys round about an stuc

[rockhopper]

Well done to all of you Looks like you managed to make the best of the weather

Did the same route last October but got lucky with the weather - enjoyable route and nice views

[SouthernUplandKing]

Did the exact same route 2 weeks ago, its a real cracker and the scramble on An Stuc is great fun. Congratulations

[Huck Finn]

Good extensive report backed up by cracking photos

[pigeon]

Well done to all of you Looks like you managed to make the best of the weather

Did the same route last October but got lucky with the weather - enjoyable route and nice views

Had a look a your report rockhopper,what a great day you had,some excellent pics

that was some day yesterday rain, sun,wind,snow,sleets, and hailstones , sure we past you guys round about an stuc

Flipside ,were you the two guys we spoke to on your way up an stuc?,well done on claiming the 5 on a trying day

[pigeon]

Good extensive report backed up by cracking photos

Huck ,heard a rumour you might be available for the next trip saturday may 28,blow the dust of the rucksack and we'll see you there

[flipside]

aye that was us Pigeon

like i said what day it made us work hard for every munro we did, did not realise the scambling part of An Stuc was so bad from the Lawers side.

after we finished Greigh we went down via the horn carver and walked along the road back to lawers visitor centre omg we were so pleased when two walkers pulled their car over on the hill road to lawers and offered a lift

[pigeon]

aye that was us Pigeon

like i said what day it made us work hard for every munro we did, did not realise the scambling part of An Stuc was so bad from the Lawers side.

after we finished Greigh we went down via the horn carver and walked along the road back to lawers visitor centre omg we were so pleased when two walkers pulled their car over on the hill road to lawers and offered a lift

Aye we said as we were going up the scramble that none of us would like to have come down it,that's a long hike back to the visitor centre as well ,must have been a long day for you guys ,well done again

[rosspattullo10]

Those ones were the last in our Lawers range
Well done

[Paula Hubens]

Hurrah, the Lawers are complete!
I agree, the scramble up An Stuc is over too quickly. Loved it when I did it!