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Day 2 of our trip and the anticipation was building, i was excited to be revisiting the Forcan Ridge for the 2nd time in 2 weeks. I'm unsure if my friend felt the same enthuisiasm, we had done Striding Edge and Hellvellyn the week before in preparation for this. . . .it had been my friends only scrambling experience till now
I did asure my friend that we could turn back at anytime, not a good option, or bypass the scrambling. My friend turned 36 on this day and i thought it would be a memorable way to spend a birthday, if alive by the end of it
We would also be taking in Sgurr na Sgine & The saddle
This route is well covered in previous TR so photos and some words of our day will follow.
The start
The further up we went it seemed the wind was picking up, not good
Loch Duich in the distance
It wasnt long till we set eyes on the Forcan Ridge
My friend appeared to be enjoying the little jaunt to the base of the ridge
The scrambling came soon enough and we progressed steadily
I was loving this and my friend was coping very well indeed, we did take our time and made sure safety was at the forefront of our minds. As we progressed along the ridge the wind died down slightly and made conditions easier.
The Ridge
We only missed the big climb down as by that point my friend was tired with the physical and mental effort of doing this ridge. In all we spent 2h 30m on the actual ridge scrambling.
More than 3 hrs later we reached the Summit of the Saddle
My private pool
My friend had enjoyed the ridge thoroughly but did admit to tiring near the end, a great effort i think.
We had some food whilst enjoying the sunshine and views to the Cullin ridge before setting of to Sgurr na Sgine.
The pressure was off now and we could relax and enjoy the rest of the walk.
Sgurr na Sgine
Once at the summit of Sgurr na Sgine we spent some time taking in the wonderful 360 views.
Heading back to the bealach and view of the Forcan Ridge
At the bealach we followed the dry stone wall that took us to the path leading to the ridge. We followed the path back to the start.
Final view of the ridge
8hrs later and in the car we hopped, heading back to our log cabin to soak up some sunshine. My friend had enjoyed the ridge, and the day before....a superb way to spend a birthday.
On our final day we took it easy and drove to Loch Arkaig and chilled with some music, food and a beer
A simply fantastic weekend that i shall never forget