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The excellent
forestry road that leads from Craig into the heart of these mountains
was followed. I was joined at jump off point from the road by Roy on his mountain bike. We headed off into the hills
together to climb
the Corbett, Beinn Tharsuinn that stands in the way to the first Munro
of the day, Bidean a'Choire Sheasgaich. The hard work of climbing
was helped enormously by the steady conversation flow - finding out a
shared love of cooking and comparing notes on various Delia Smith
recipes. Cheers Roy - hope to see you in the hills again some time!
At the Bealach an Sgoltaidh the way up looked interesting but the
path worked its way easily through the broken cliffs and rocky crags
until the a fine ridge lead to the summit. The descent and ascent to Lurg Mhor is rocky but not as engaging
the previous ascent. The hard
work of the morning was rewarded with fine views towards Skye and Torridon as well as the Straffarar and Mullardoch hills.
After returning to the bealach between Lurg Mhor and Bidean a'Choire
Sheasgaich, grassy ground lead down to the foot of Sgurr na Conbhaire.
The trudge up Sgurr na Conbhaire is relentless - just get your head down
and go for it. Upon reaching the top of this, a faint path was followed
to the connecting ridge between Sgurr Choinnich and Sgurr a'Chaorachain
and then the summit of Sgurr Choinnich.
The climb up Sgurr a'Chaorachain
was a very quick
affair on grassy slopes The old trig point is encircled by a bouldery
line of stones with excellent views in all directions.
The ground underfoot gradually became more grass covered and wet as I dropped
down to the An Crom-allt. After crossing this the heathery slopes of
Drochaid Mhuilich were climbed eventually reaching a high plateau. A
pleasant walk over Carn nam Fiaclan and Creag Toll a'Chroin lead to the
cairn on the stoney summit of Maoile Lunndaidh.
The
descent down to River Meig was a bit tricky with the need to avoid some deep stream
canyons that were in the way of the direct route. Finally, after what
seemed an eternity, the river was crossed without getting wet feet. The stalker's
path lead east of Glenuaig Lodge, the forestry road and finally, after a
very long day, Craig.
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