Stuchd an Lochain in great winter weather
Route: Stuchd an Lochain
Munros: Stùcd an Lochain
Date walked: 03/02/2012
Time taken: 3.57 hours
Distance: 9.21km
Ascent: 759m
This was the seventh and final day of my winter Munro holiday. I had been very lucky with the weather – light winds and views from five of the eight summits. This day had the best weather of all.
My hire car was showing -7C in Killin that morning and I was nervous about ice on the Ben Lawers road. There were a few scary moments and lots of first gear on the downhill bends but I made the parking space by the dam without a scratch. There was nobody else parked there and I saw no one all day.
I had to get to Glasgow airport that afternoon and wanted to be sure that I had time in hand before stopping to take photographs. All of the pictures are from the summit and the descent but I have reordered them from bottom to top.
My hire car was showing -7C in Killin that morning and I was nervous about ice on the Ben Lawers road. There were a few scary moments and lots of first gear on the downhill bends but I made the parking space by the dam without a scratch. There was nobody else parked there and I saw no one all day.
I had to get to Glasgow airport that afternoon and wanted to be sure that I had time in hand before stopping to take photographs. All of the pictures are from the summit and the descent but I have reordered them from bottom to top.
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arlo
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