Maol Chean-dearg
A few pictures (and not many words) from todays hill outing. I headed up Maol Chean-Dearg near Loch Carron, very cold in the wind and some heavy showers on the way up but it cleared up nicely for me in the end. An Ruadh Stac and Beinn Damh “> Beinn Damh from the summit Across to the Torridon...
read moreBlue sky thinking
We received an official complaint about our blog yesterday…that it doesn’t fairly represent the actual weather conditions, particularly during these last few weeks which must be the wettest September since the year began (or something like that). Anyway, we do get out in the poor weather as well, it just doesn’t always make on to the blog…normally as a result of not having any good photos to show. Local wet weather, low level options include a circuit of Loch Oich, a 10 mile loop starting at the hostel and finishing...
read moreA grey grey corries?! (I am super fast!)
Not much to report from an enjoyable but uneventful run in the Grey Corries, oh, except it seems I can run 45 miles per hour! I would never claim to be able to run 45 mph but the facts seem to suggest I can. Lets look at the evidence. 1. Wind speeds were 45mph with gusts up to 70mph. 2. I was running downhill from the summit of Stob Choire Claurigh with the wind behind me. 3. I slowed down to help Dylan over some slippery rocks and it started raining on me. 4. Looking back it was very grey and I was about to get soaked. 5. I set off running...
read moreThe Sgurr nan Eugallt Fan Club
We, Invergarry Lodge, now declare ourselves lifetime members of the Sgurr nan Eugallt fanclub (as long as knowing how to pronounce it isn’t a prerequisite). Sgurr nan Eugallt is a Corbett (2946m high) between Loch Hourn and Loch Quoich, basically the last hill on the left as you head down the joyous 25 mile dead end road to Kinlochhourn. A quick little hill, only 4km form the road to the summit, I was up and down in about 2 hours 20 minutes including plenty of time to take in the views, and what views…..a fantastically placed...
read moreA blue sky day: Corrour to Fersit
We’ve got a mountain marathon in 6 short weeks and despite a few outings recently it feels as though training has suffered due to a busy summer season so it felt great to get out yesterday on what seemed like the first nice day in ages. Ian and I (and his dog Isla) caught the train to Corrour and then headed back to Tulloch over Beinn Na Lap, then over to Chno Dearg continuing to Stob Coire Sgriodain. It worked out about 14 1/2 miles and was a good day out, would have been even better if I’d had remembered to bring my running...
read moreNorth Shiel Ridge
Someone recently sent me a chapter of their upcoming book on the Munros entitled “Why do we do it?”, this is something I often ask myself when I head out to the hills. The relentless slog up what seems to be a never ending mountain, the thoughts of all the other places you could be running through your head and sometimes even thoughts of turning back creeping in, then…the views open up and all those doubts are forgotten. This is exactly the type of day I had yesterday on the North Shiel ridge, the long, steep, pathless...
read moreAm Bathach (a quick hill fix)
We whipped through the hostel duties in record time this morning and I was soon heading up to Am Bathach in Glen Shiel for a quick hill fix before the afternoon’s chores began (cutting the grass and going to the shop for beer). I couldn’t get parked in the usual layby due to some forestry operations so headed onwards to the Cluanie Inn. A slight route change involved following An Caorann Beag up to Bealach a’ Choinich before reversing direction up to Am Bathach’s summit rather than the usual steep slog up from the...
read moreStob Ban (The one in the Mamores) with panoramic goodness!
I headed out for a run with Ian to the western Mamores this afternoon but we ended up cutting it short due to a mixture of adverse weather and laziness. We started from the lower falls and headed up the steep flank of Mullach nan Coirean where we donned what wet weather gear we had (which wasn’t much – it was forecast to be better than it was!) From here round to Stob ban was lovely ground for running but unfortunately covered in cloud today and we took a battering from the horizontal rain before we reached the summit of Stob...
read moreGlengarry Bike Routes
Busy busy busy here during this time of year but we have managed to squeeze in a few afternoon bike rides inbetween changing beds and evening checkins. First up, the very family friendly Greenfield circuit which goes right through the forest and back along Loch Garry. We cheated a little and missed out the road section back to Invergarry but had a pleasant ride and enjoyed great views. Secondly, we did the Loch Lundie circuit, about 10 miles on easy but fun landrover track above Invergarry with some single track in the last 3 miles. Slightly...
read moreGarbh Bheinn (Ardgour)
Skived off hostel duties today (with the wife’s permission of course!) and headed across the Corran Ferry to do the Garbh Bheinn horseshoe with Ian and Dylan the hostel Labrador. It was hot and steep work under blue skies but plenty of lochans for Dyls to cool off in. The route was harder than I thought (I should have had more than a cursory glance at a map) it takes in two Grahams and a Corbett – five significant up sections, two of which are very steep. The view across to Garbh Bheinn Looking back to the summit just before...
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