Blanked on A'Bhuidheanach Bheag
Date walked: 06/03/2020
Time taken: 5 hours
Distance: 6km
Ascent: 536m
This will be one of WH's shortest reports.....
I tackled Munro A' Bhuidheanach Bheag which had previously escaped my bagging endeavours. This would be a short winter afternoon walk from Balsporran Cottages. Benign weather forecast, light till 6pm, etc.
No problem until I hit the plateau at about 800m. It was then a complete white-out, no blizzards, just featureless flat landscape covered in snow and thick white mist. This was my view for nearly two hours...
In spite of having a compass and a GPS I found it very difficult to navigate, ie walk in a straight line! Here's my track.
Nevertheless, I got there and found the megacairn with revolving restaurant, etc..
Never a dull Munro!
I tackled Munro A' Bhuidheanach Bheag which had previously escaped my bagging endeavours. This would be a short winter afternoon walk from Balsporran Cottages. Benign weather forecast, light till 6pm, etc.
No problem until I hit the plateau at about 800m. It was then a complete white-out, no blizzards, just featureless flat landscape covered in snow and thick white mist. This was my view for nearly two hours...
In spite of having a compass and a GPS I found it very difficult to navigate, ie walk in a straight line! Here's my track.
Nevertheless, I got there and found the megacairn with revolving restaurant, etc..
Never a dull Munro!
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Pedro52
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