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Leonard Trim
Guest
Friday night saw us meeting up in Lagangarbh at the foot of the
Buchaille. The weather report was excellent so after only two bottles of
Becks I climbed into my sleeping bag and slept the sleep of the just.
Dawn was misty but there were the occasional patches of blue to suggest
a better day ahead.
As we climbed Am Bodach the mist was coming and going giving us stunning
views of Bidean sticking its head out from a sea of cloud. As we began
the traverse of the ridge proper the mist around us cleared, but not
before giving us a whole series of Brocken Spectres. The traverse was
then done in strong sunshine with fantastic views of the Ben etc. Factor
25 was liberally applied, but a red face at work today tells me I
sweated most of it off. Spent many a lazy tea break admiring the views
and chatting to a couple of Aussies enjoying the best of Scotland.
Sat in front of the fire at Lagangarbh with a good bottle of Merlot and
excellent company and then had an even better night's sleep.
Sunday morning the sun was beating down from the moment we emerged from
the bothy. A short day took us up the wee Buchaille, both summits
knocked off in perfect weather with stunning all round views. Five hours
saw us back at the car and away home to relax in the bath at the end of
a perfect weekend.
Not a single new tick to my Munro list but a great weekend. Must prove
something.
--
Len Trim
[email protected]
PS no snow worth mentioning. Crampons and axe left in car.
Buchaille. The weather report was excellent so after only two bottles of
Becks I climbed into my sleeping bag and slept the sleep of the just.
Dawn was misty but there were the occasional patches of blue to suggest
a better day ahead.
As we climbed Am Bodach the mist was coming and going giving us stunning
views of Bidean sticking its head out from a sea of cloud. As we began
the traverse of the ridge proper the mist around us cleared, but not
before giving us a whole series of Brocken Spectres. The traverse was
then done in strong sunshine with fantastic views of the Ben etc. Factor
25 was liberally applied, but a red face at work today tells me I
sweated most of it off. Spent many a lazy tea break admiring the views
and chatting to a couple of Aussies enjoying the best of Scotland.
Sat in front of the fire at Lagangarbh with a good bottle of Merlot and
excellent company and then had an even better night's sleep.
Sunday morning the sun was beating down from the moment we emerged from
the bothy. A short day took us up the wee Buchaille, both summits
knocked off in perfect weather with stunning all round views. Five hours
saw us back at the car and away home to relax in the bath at the end of
a perfect weekend.
Not a single new tick to my Munro list but a great weekend. Must prove
something.
--
Len Trim
[email protected]
PS no snow worth mentioning. Crampons and axe left in car.
