"Rob Milne" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:To add to the trip reports about a superb, hot weekend on the west
of
Quoted message said:Scotland. It was 19C when we got back to the car!
Did this fine hill from the east, leaving the car at the end of the
public
Quoted message said:road at Achnanellen. Nice garden!
The track extends much further as a track as compared to a path than
the
Quoted message said:map shows. It was getting pretty hot on the near level path and got
very
Quoted message said:hot flogging up to the col! We followed the path until right below
the col
Quoted message said:and then went straight up to the ridge. A great wee ridge with nice
views,
Quoted message said:worth the drop down before going up the final pull to the summit.
About 2
Quoted message said:hrs 15 min to the top. Gulvain looked very impressive!
Almost no snow, what a change in a week. Aonach Mor has just 2 ski
runs
Quoted message said:left and it looks like you can get up the Ben with only minimal
times on
Quoted message said:the snow. It was hot T-shirt weather, so like May already.
We elected to follow the ridge back since it was so nice, so missed
out
Quoted message said:the Vent.
Still got this one to visit and hope to tie it into a day with its
neighbour Beinn Bhan. One in the morning and one in the afternoon
sounds like a good day out to me. The descent along the ridge also
looks like a good option. Your ascent time is very good compared to
the book estimate so even doing both should not be a very big day
Cheers
Graham