paul-r-cfc Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 We did Roy's Peak in New Zealand. Got up jt fairly easily. Straightforward enough. Realising later that it was about 300m higher than Ben Nevis just confirmed my view that NZ is just Scotland on steroids. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinatoon Bairn Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Very slim chance here but anyone been or going up Ben Lui way? Planning on heading up on Friday but all routes I've seen mention that you need to wade through the River Lochy before getting onto the route which isn't recommended at full spate and considering how shite the weather has been in the last day or two it wouldn't surprise me if it was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 29 minutes ago, Chinatoon Bairn said: Very slim chance here but anyone been or going up Ben Lui way? Planning on heading up on Friday but all routes I've seen mention that you need to wade through the River Lochy before getting onto the route which isn't recommended at full spate and considering how shite the weather has been in the last day or two it wouldn't surprise me if it was. Are you planning to do Beinn a Chleibh as well? If not, the gully route from the Tyndrum side is a *much* nicer walk IMO. The Glen Lochy side has some horrible firebreak walking as well (the worst part about some of the hills around there..) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 9 minutes ago, Swello said: Are you planning to do Beinn a Chleibh as well? If not, the gully route from the Tyndrum side is a *much* nicer walk IMO. The Glen Lochy side has some horrible firebreak walking as well (the worst part about some of the hills around there..) Aye I'd be more worried about sinking than drowning. Horrible walk that i wil likely have to do again as the missus hasn't done it. I'll maybe wait in the car. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Very slim chance here but anyone been or going up Ben Lui way? Planning on heading up on Friday but all routes I've seen mention that you need to wade through the River Lochy before getting onto the route which isn't recommended at full spate and considering how shite the weather has been in the last day or two it wouldn't surprise me if it was.I did it last week from Tyndrum, no wading through any rivers was required. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinatoon Bairn Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 21 minutes ago, Swello said: Are you planning to do Beinn a Chleibh as well? If not, the gully route from the Tyndrum side is a *much* nicer walk IMO. The Glen Lochy side has some horrible firebreak walking as well (the worst part about some of the hills around there..) Planning on doing Beinn a Chleibh as well aye, will have a look at the Tyndrum route as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 8 minutes ago, Chinatoon Bairn said: Planning on doing Beinn a Chleibh as well aye, will have a look at the Tyndrum route as well. If you do it from Tyndrum/Dalrigh and wanted to do Beinn a Chleibh - you need to come back over Ben Lui and there is a comedy drop in height between the 2, so you would add a lot of ascent (probably 4-500m) to the walk (which is the reason that the other route is popular despite it being a pain. Other thing to say about the "good" route - it has some scrambling involved but nothing bad if you like that sort of thing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Beinn Bhuidhe, Any one did that? I have it lined up for Saturday and it looks fun 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Beinn Bhuidhe, Any one did that? I have it lined up for Saturday and it looks fun Did it in February last year, caught in a white out at the top. Couldn’t see a fucking thing, great day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Beinn Bhuidhe, Any one did that? I have it lined up for Saturday and it looks fun It's in my "to do but can't be fucked with it" list [emoji23] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swello Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 22 minutes ago, Busta Nut said: Beinn Bhuidhe, Any one did that? I have it lined up for Saturday and it looks fun Did it in a winter white-out, saw f**k all apart from my map. Bought some nice beers from the brewery near the road on the way out - that was the highlight. Is the Rest and Be Thankful open again? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invergowrie arab Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 23 hours ago, Day of the Lords said: It's in my "to do but can't be fucked with it" list Some hills are too far, scary or tricky. Beinn Buidhe just gives off a vibe of being absolutely shite and I can't put my finger on why. When I go I'll just get up and down on that new hilltrack to make it even more grim but at least quick. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Some hills are too far, scary or tricky. Beinn Buidhe just gives off a vibe of being absolutely shite and I can't put my finger on why. When I go I'll just get up and down on that new hilltrack to make it even more grim but at least quick.It just looks pish. Long tedious drive, a few miles in by bike, tedious steep ascent, then tedious steep descent through ferns and bracken. Doesn't even look that scenic. Shite. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 It was great 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2lgm Posted August 29, 2020 Share Posted August 29, 2020 Done my first hill in four(ish) years today. Meikle Bin.....thoroughly enjoyed it. Steeper than I thought it’d be and harder on the old legs. Best bit was I was with my two daughters. Had a great day out. Never done hills with them before, they’re only getting into it. Looking forward to the next one, maybe introduce them to a Munro. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swello Posted September 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2020 Long post for a long trip - apologies in advance. For a while, I've had a mad plan to link up some very remote/rarely climbed hills (if you think the bottom of the Munro popularity table I shared here is bad, the Corbett and Graham ones are a whole different story) in the Rough Bounds of Knoydart using my packraft to allow me to link back to the start - but it needed decent weather, the right wind conditions on Loch Morar and being able to be away for 3 nights - and those things all came together over the long weekend (I get English bank holidays). In order to get the amount of time I needed on Saturday, I kipped in the Car near Lochailort on Friday night and was on my at 7am on Saturday (the path started next to a "naturist retreat" - given the midges over the weekend, these must be fucking masochists). The path was practically non-existent but after an hour or so, I got a nice view of the first target - Meith Bheinn - and Loch Beoraid, which was a nice spot. The climb up Meith Bheinn with a properly heavy pack was hard work but the views from the top were brilliant, as good as almost any hill I've been on as I could see over Lochaber, Knoydart and over to the two Cuilins - although Rum was looking like a better place to be than Skye. Dropping back down to 200m was a sair yin and the climb up the second hill of the day - An Stac - was a killer. It was totally steep and I climbed 500m in a little over a KM and I was seriously regretting carrying the packraft and assorted stuff. Again - the views were great, straight down Loch Morar and it goes to show that a hills popularity is no guide to how nice it is when you reach the top. Now - another very steep descent which I hadn't been sure about - but it was at least quick and I soon reached the head of Loch Morar and contoured round to one of the most remote bothies - Oban. It was locked up but it is a very nice location and it was a relief to be there. I got the raft out for the very short hop across the Loch (the alternative was another big climb) to the beach at Kinlochmorar. Here, I spoke to the only person I saw all weekend - an Irish guy who had paddled in from Morar. The view over to Oban was nice from here with An Stac looking craggy from this side. I was knackered but my plan had been to walk another 5km to Lochan Eanaiche to camp ready for the next day, so I stashed my packraft and other unneeded gear in a ruined shepherd's cottage and wandered up a fantastic path to the Loch - certainly amongst the most remote camps I've ever done. I got the tent up (after realising that I'd forgotten part of my paddle at the ruin that was acting as a tent pole - so saggy tent for me) I got midged to death so I dived in and didn't risk coming back out until the morning. I had done 25km and just under 2000m of climbing during the day - fucking mental for a couple of relatively small mountains. Sunday was a tale of two incredibly steep climbs (and descents) to get two Corbetts - I wasn't 100% sure they were do-able from here given the steepness but with a lot of care (and a very light pack) they were. Bidean a Chabhair was partially in cloud when I made it to the summit but it cleared to give me a nice view down to Loch Nevis and the tiny speck of Sourlies bothy at the tidal sand flats. I made a bit of a mistake coming off the summit tower and ended up in a really steep gully, which freaked me out a bit, so I climbed back to the top and did better the 2nd time - not a place to make a mistake. I dropped down almost 700m to do the 2nd climb (Carn Mor) but again, the huge effort was worth it for the views (and the satisfaction of getting the 4th and final hill of the trip). After another slow, careful descent, I made it back to the tent and (despite wanting to get in my sleeping bag and pass out) I decided that I'd pack up and move camp down to Loch Morar so I could paddle straight from camp in the morning - it was deserted and a nice spot to spend the last night. I was up early and was glad to see to the Loch Morar - a notorious wind tunnnel - was flat calm. I quickly got everything packed and pushed off. Being able to sit on my arse and move twice as fast as I had been over the past days was a pleasure - lugging the raft was totally worth it. I paddled half way down the Loch and landed at the beach at the Meoble estate and trudged the last 8kms to the car. Physically, this was one of the hardest trips I've done - but I'll not forget it. The motorway home: 38 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 That's absolutely fantastic @Swello 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microdave Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 Superb @Swello 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busta Nut Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 What a superb trip @Swello 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 That looks feckin' awesome, Swello. More power to your packraft....... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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