"Leonard Trim" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Friday night saw me and two others settling down for a good nights
sleep
Quoted message said:in the Backpackers Hostel in Cannich. 6 am reveille not pleasant,
but we
Quoted message said:had to catch the boat at Loch Mullardoch dam at 7.30 and we just
made
Quoted message said:it. Fortunate really as the last three on hod the shelter of a fibre
glass canopy while the rest got a few big splashes over them as the
wind
Quoted message said:wad quite strong and there was a good size to the waves coming down
the
Quoted message said:Loch. Carl the boatman entertained us with tales of stalking and
pointed
Quoted message said:out the herds of wild goats. Apparently £300 to shoot one!
The weather did not look too promising at first, but as we ascended
An
Quoted message said:Socach the clouds lifted and the wind eased. After that we had a
near
Quoted message said:perfect day as we wondered along the ridge. There is a fair old bit
of
Quoted message said:descending and reascending but its all worth it. Sgurr na Lapaich
was
Quoted message said:glorious with great all round views and the old snow made
descending
Quoted message said:down to the Bealach ne Cloich Duibhe interesting. We all had our
cameras
Quoted message said:out at this point as the view into Loch Tuill Bhearnach was
stunning.
Quoted message said:Hopefully I have captured it with the video fascility on my digital
camera. The descent off Carn nan Gobhar was rough at first over
boulder
Quoted message said:fields, but we were soon down. A short walk along the lochside soon
brought us back to the car after a superb 10 hour day.
Hot shower, curry and beer in the hostel and in bed for a well
deserved
Quoted message said:sleep. Unfortunately the next day brought torrential rain, cloud
down to
Quoted message said:the tree tops and a general feeling that the Strathfarrar Four
deserved
Quoted message said:a better day so we headed home.
Nice one Len, Had a similar type of day on Mullardoch about 8 years
ago. As soon as Carl dropped us off the rain started, but sadly the
day did not clear until late afternoon and by the time we got back to
the dam we were wet to say the least. A good foursome though and a big
dent in your remaining Munros
cheers
Graham