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Niall Wallace
Guest
I presume TR means Trek Report or something.
Went to Glen Nevis today in a Group of 5, one of my former Uni
lecturers was also up but walking on his own.
Our plan was to Head for Aonach Beag then on to Aonach Mohr.
Left Dundee at 7am this morning (too early for me) arriving at
Glen Nevis car park around 1100.
Reached the Chain bridge at the NN17766845
An Steall Waterfall around 1145
Started ascent up to Aonach Beag from Steall Ruin NN18706878
on path west side of Allt Coire Ghiuthsachan
There is an impressive waterfall up here as well,however i can't
identify it on the 1:25k map (Explorer 392)
It started to rain
Im also struggling to identify how close to Grid Line 70 I got
however somewhere between GL 69 and 70 we met bumpred
into a lecturer from Dundee Uni, just as the rain stopped.
While everyone else put their waterproofs back in their bags
I was still catching up being about 10m and struggling.
Its seems ive lost a serious amount of leg strength since
I got off the bike last september.
The lecturer had been up to the Coire nan Laogh and decided
it looked boring and decided to head back to walk in the
Glen rather than head for the peak.
I having attacked a kippling cake and bottle of lucozade sport
was raring to go again, it lasted all of 50m by which point i decided
to head back down and meet the guy at the OTC bridge.
Had I kept going my plan was that if i couldn't make the summit I
would stay at the bottom of the final ascent, keep my self warm
and wait for them to return. Just as well I hadn't as it started raining
again.
At the waterfall the burn has cut its way through 2 large rocks so
I walked the 10 or so meters up the stream confirming that my boots
were waterproofed by the mate i got them from and had decent grip
on wet rock. (My previous pair are gubbed with the outer layer flaking
off all over the place, forgetting to clean them then leaving them for
5 years wasn't clever and neither was spilling alcohol on them)
I continued down the hill and met him at the bridge.
We Headed East through the Glen, and the weather turned to showers on and
off.
We eventually started pointing up to Aonach Beag every time we saw the cloud
and rain shroud the summit, we decided there was no
point taking waterproofs off for the breif sunny bits.
Walked out far enough withe the plan to reach the Foot Bridge at
NN24106930 however by the time we reached NN20406905 Binnein Mor and
Binnein Beag had disapeared back behind some misty clouds and with another
point and a laugh in the direction of Aonach Beag we headed back to Steall.
At Steall I forded the river and went up to the An Steall Waterfall for a
picture, returning
with lots of splashing and wet feet after missestimating the depth on my
return route
(My socks were saturated after the first splash there was no point trying to
avoid gettingm ore water in)
The only other things of interest was various people walking to the
waterfall with totally
unsuitable footwear, I reckoned that some sections of the path would be
dodgy in trainers
let alone the office shoes I had seen some people wearing.
Once we were at the car park we discovered one couple considering pushing a
buggie in,
they came to their senses after seeing the bit of the path before the sign
that tells you the
gorge path needs good footwear. (Do people not read signs?)
The groups I was with at the start estimated they would be back at fort
william by 7
and at 1650 I got a phone call from them.
They made Aonach Beag, but it had been at the pace i was struggling with and
without any stops.
They abandoned the ayttempt at Aonach Mohr because of the Weather, so unless
they choose the gondalas as part of the route next time they go, I guess I
will be back there.
Plan:
Get out on the footpaths around N.NE Fife to get used to going up mounds
again and
some of the steaper sections.
Get out on bike again.
Get new Daybag, this ones knackered and if i want to have waterproofs and
sensible number of layers of clothing i need something bigger as I was
strugglnig to
find room for my water and pies
Get a turbotrainer so I at least get soem excercise when its too wet and
dark
to be playing with traffic
On the whole a rather disapointing day for me given I set out to get up a
Munro or 2.
Went to Glen Nevis today in a Group of 5, one of my former Uni
lecturers was also up but walking on his own.
Our plan was to Head for Aonach Beag then on to Aonach Mohr.
Left Dundee at 7am this morning (too early for me) arriving at
Glen Nevis car park around 1100.
Reached the Chain bridge at the NN17766845
An Steall Waterfall around 1145
Started ascent up to Aonach Beag from Steall Ruin NN18706878
on path west side of Allt Coire Ghiuthsachan
There is an impressive waterfall up here as well,however i can't
identify it on the 1:25k map (Explorer 392)
It started to rain
Im also struggling to identify how close to Grid Line 70 I got
however somewhere between GL 69 and 70 we met bumpred
into a lecturer from Dundee Uni, just as the rain stopped.
While everyone else put their waterproofs back in their bags
I was still catching up being about 10m and struggling.
Its seems ive lost a serious amount of leg strength since
I got off the bike last september.
The lecturer had been up to the Coire nan Laogh and decided
it looked boring and decided to head back to walk in the
Glen rather than head for the peak.
I having attacked a kippling cake and bottle of lucozade sport
was raring to go again, it lasted all of 50m by which point i decided
to head back down and meet the guy at the OTC bridge.
Had I kept going my plan was that if i couldn't make the summit I
would stay at the bottom of the final ascent, keep my self warm
and wait for them to return. Just as well I hadn't as it started raining
again.
At the waterfall the burn has cut its way through 2 large rocks so
I walked the 10 or so meters up the stream confirming that my boots
were waterproofed by the mate i got them from and had decent grip
on wet rock. (My previous pair are gubbed with the outer layer flaking
off all over the place, forgetting to clean them then leaving them for
5 years wasn't clever and neither was spilling alcohol on them)
I continued down the hill and met him at the bridge.
We Headed East through the Glen, and the weather turned to showers on and
off.
We eventually started pointing up to Aonach Beag every time we saw the cloud
and rain shroud the summit, we decided there was no
point taking waterproofs off for the breif sunny bits.
Walked out far enough withe the plan to reach the Foot Bridge at
NN24106930 however by the time we reached NN20406905 Binnein Mor and
Binnein Beag had disapeared back behind some misty clouds and with another
point and a laugh in the direction of Aonach Beag we headed back to Steall.
At Steall I forded the river and went up to the An Steall Waterfall for a
picture, returning
with lots of splashing and wet feet after missestimating the depth on my
return route
(My socks were saturated after the first splash there was no point trying to
avoid gettingm ore water in)
The only other things of interest was various people walking to the
waterfall with totally
unsuitable footwear, I reckoned that some sections of the path would be
dodgy in trainers
let alone the office shoes I had seen some people wearing.
Once we were at the car park we discovered one couple considering pushing a
buggie in,
they came to their senses after seeing the bit of the path before the sign
that tells you the
gorge path needs good footwear. (Do people not read signs?)
The groups I was with at the start estimated they would be back at fort
william by 7
and at 1650 I got a phone call from them.
They made Aonach Beag, but it had been at the pace i was struggling with and
without any stops.
They abandoned the ayttempt at Aonach Mohr because of the Weather, so unless
they choose the gondalas as part of the route next time they go, I guess I
will be back there.
Plan:
Get out on the footpaths around N.NE Fife to get used to going up mounds
again and
some of the steaper sections.
Get out on bike again.
Get new Daybag, this ones knackered and if i want to have waterproofs and
sensible number of layers of clothing i need something bigger as I was
strugglnig to
find room for my water and pies
Get a turbotrainer so I at least get soem excercise when its too wet and
dark
to be playing with traffic
On the whole a rather disapointing day for me given I set out to get up a
Munro or 2.