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On the access path

View down valley to A82

On the ridge between Stob Searg and Stob na Doire

View towards A82

View into valley west (River Coupall)

Walking towards Stob na Doire

Stob Na Doire (Not a Munroe despite being 1011M)

View back to Stob Dearg (was misty when we were at the top)

View down into Glen Etive

Girls at top of Stob na Broige (second munroe of the day)

View over Rannoch Mor

Down into Glen Etive From Stob na Broige

Our walk back to road

View back up the valley

Stob Dearg from near the road

Sunny weather as we left the car

Crossing railway line

Gang, minus Trish who took the photo

Train Spotter we caught with her notepad!

Who's got the best legs? You've been tangoed!

Jackie (who badgered me all day to take lots of pics!) Her phone also has one of the most offensive ringtones I have heard!!

View across to the Beinn Liath Mhor ridge we were going to walk along

Nigel, Jackie, Trish (hiding) and Jim (Beinn Liath Mhor in background)

Beinn Liath Mhor

Start of the climbing

Views opening out (shame about the haze!)

Jackie, Liz, Trish and Jim. Liz is the owner of the worlds hairyest lady-pins and wished to keep them trousered!!

View across to the shoulder between Fuar Tholl and Sgorr Ruadh. Loch Corie Lair at base.

Big rocks on way to top

Loch Corie Lair

Rocky climb up to first top on Beinn Liath Mhor ridge

View up valley towards summit

View across to Sgorr Ruadh

Approaching the top

Fuar Tholl - our later path back down can also be seen

At the 1st top. Stopped for lunch here.

Looking along the ridge towards Beinn Liath Mhor summit

Loch Corrie Lair

View to north of Beinn Liath Mhor opening up. Lochan Uaine in distance

A few scrambly bits and high winds making for top entertainment!

Looking east along ridge

Looking up the valley

Looking back east along ridge, summit where we had lunch visible in distance

Trish and Jackie

Liz wondering whether this spot might be good for another nap!

More views west!

Loch Corrie Lair

Loch Corrie Lair

Loch Corrie Lair and Fuar Tholl

View west along ridge to Beinn Liath Mhor summit. Loch Torridon on right in distance

Loch Torridon and Lochan Uaine

Jackie and Trish

Jim and Jackie on s short scramble

View towards summit

Loch Corie Lair

Lochan Corie Lair and far left, Lochan Neimhie

Loch Torridon and Lochan Neimhie

Last drag to the summit

Views from summit

Views from summit

Views from summit

Views from summit: Loch Torridon

Views from summit: Lochan Neimhie

So, liz... did you find out what sort of insect this was

Heading back down

Looking down valley from shoulder between Beinn Liath Mhor and Sgorr Ruadh

Looking back down the Beinn Liath Mhoe ridge we had walked along

Deer from start of climb to Sgorr Ruadh (looking north, Lochan Neimhie

Me, Jackie and Liz (Jim and Trish took another route) From location where the deer stood in previous pic

Path in from Torridon side

Climb up Sgorr Ruadh

Liz, Trish and Jackie

That ridge again

Loch Torridon to right, On Left, Loch an Eron, with tiny Loch na Craoibhe-caorainn in front

Last slog of the day

Trish and Liz, Loch an Eron in background

Loch Corrie Fionnairaich

Clambering up to Sgorr Ruadh summit (Loch Corrie Fionnairaich and Loch an Eron)

Views from the summit

Final break before the walk back down

Zzzzzzz... Liz spent alot of time dozing unfortunately she opened her eyes at the wrong time :-)

pulling an odd face

Loch a' Bhealaich Mhoir

View back up the way we came

Local bottle filling spot

Views back across the road on the way up

To right: Shoulder between Sgurr Nan Ceanniachean and Moruisg

Slog to top of Sgurr Nan Ceanniachean

Jackie heading to lunch stop from the summit of Sgurr Nan Ceanniachean

Andy, Jim, Liz (Faceless!) and Jackie (Sgurr Nan Ceanniachean)

Native, Highland Hill-dweller we met on Sgurr nan Ceannaichean !!! I bet she will love this pic ;-)

Andy, Jim, Liz (With Face) and Nigel (Sgurr Nan Ceanniachean)

Heading down to shoulder from Sgurr Nan Ceanniachean

Views From Moruisg

Nigel, Andy, Jackie, Liz and Jim (Moruisg)

Either a 747 or an A340. Any spotters around?!

That windswept look! But doesn't she do it well ;-)

Jackie managed to find the only bog on the hill!

Looking back up the hill

Inverness Kyle-Of-Lochalsh train.

Saturday Heading up towards Striding edge

View down the Patterdale Valley

View up Patterdale Valley towards Nethermost Pike and High Crag

Me in front of Red Tarn

View back along ridge towards Ullswater

Ditto from the other end

Red Tarn From Swirrel Edge

Ullswater From Catstye Cam

Sunday - looking up Patterdale Valley

Mo On Pinnacle Ridge In Sh1te Weather!

We met up with some climbers. Chap on left was guide for chap on right. Chap on right was called Nigel which made things confusi

Last bit of the ridge

The instructor chap (I have forgotten his name) pulled out 2 wine glasses and a bottle of wine at the top!!!

Me on Pinnacle Ridge (pic stolen from mo!)

Me comming up the crux (pic stolen from mo!)

Down In Devon, We Call These 'Girlfriends' This one is definately giving me the come hither look!

Mo discovered what Keswick is famous for - They invented the pencil after graphite was discovered locally. We did not go in (muc

Action Shot! Dave, Stuart & Mo

Stuart having a rest!

Dave on top of the rock on top of the in-pin.

The fog clears a little

Mo looking somewhat concerned on the way down Corrie Lagan

Alistair looking a little concerned

Team shot - Mo, Alistair, Nigel, Stuart & Dave

'The Cioch' - Lump of rock sticking out of the cliff that Mr Highlander stood on in the film.

Soay from Skye, heading down Corrie Lagan

View from pub in Carboost

The drink near Carboost on the way to Sligachan. Splendid weather!

Team shot at the start Dave, Alistair, Mo, Valentene, Stuart and Nigel

On the way up to the hills

View up valley towards Bla Bheinn

Pinnacle Ridge - we had intended to assend Sgurr nan Gillean via Pinnacle ridge, but time did not allow for this.

Views to the middle of the ridge

Me on summit on Am Basteir

Stuart, Valentene, Dave, Nigel and Mo on Am Basteir (Note one man down. Alistairs leg gave out on the way up the valley - he was

View from the top

The hole you have to climb through after the Chimney on the way up to Sgurr nan Gillean.

Valentene through the hole

Valentine looking worried

Me on top of a rock (cheers Mo!) very very long drop off to left.

View out over to the outer Hebrides (Uists)

View of the start of the ridge

View down valley towards Bla Bheinn

View over to Raasay, note the flat topped summit of Dun Caan in the distance

Me on summit of Sgurr nan Gillean

Mo on the edge, on the way back down from Sgurr nan Gillean

Climbing up to Sgurr nan Gillean (very ammusing, and very exposed in places!)

Lochan near Sligachan

Team shot. Mo, Valentene and Nigel. Stuart, Dave and Alistair left earlier, we stopped another night on Skye.

View over the back after the hike up Corie a' Ghreadaidh from An Dorus gap.

Mo in same photo

Mo and Valentene climbing up to Sgurr a' Mhadaidh

Mo On Sgurr a' Mhadaidh

Valentine looking scared scrambling along ridge towards Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh

Valentene scrambling up to Sgurr na Banachdich

View down into Glen Brittle

Barra in the distance

The In-Pin in the distance from top of Corie na Banachdich

Mo Clambering down Corrie na Banachdich. We lost the path and ended up down-climbing over the crags (which was rather ammusing)

Looking back towards the rocks we had just scrambled down

Waterfall near road in Glen Brittle

The trip back. I was trying to take some photos of the islands on the way back, I failed, but thought this one was ammusing.

Got Mo to take the same photo from inside the car! If you enlarge and look closely, you can see both the camera and mo off to th

Off to the north of the Skye Bridge

This caravan was intact on Friday, but someone had killed it in the meantime. No danger of it causing a traffic jam anymore!

Will send the pic into Top Gear! Clarkson will no doubt approve!! (Nope, it was not us that killed it!!)

Ben Nevis clear as day on the way back.

View from top of Polney Crag

John on Wriggle

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