
We woke up to the rain hammering on the tents. Rapid and silent un-pitching and we were off. From Bealach Bollocks we skirted around Beinn Tharsuinn until we hit the track at Bearneas which leads to Bendronaig Lodge Bothy. By the time we'd got there the rain had stopped and we stopped for a spot of brunch. We decided to climb Bidean a' Choure Sheasgaich and Lurg Mhor, starting with the latter to get the climb over and done with. However, half way up to Lurg Mhor it started raining and then snowing and not having been expecting a sudden extreme cold snap, none of us had enough to keep warm. So we knocked Sheasgaich off for another day, headed back to the bothy and had a merry evening out of the rain before walking out along the track to Atterdale where we could catch the train back to Achnashellach from Strathcarron.
Area :
Glen Cannich to Glen Carron
This area covers the peaks north of Loch Mullardoch and south of the A890/A832 Strathcarron to Garve road. The fourteen Munros in the area are handily split into two ridges either side of Glen Strathfarrar and a cluster of five to the north and west of Loch Monar. Sgurr na Lapaich (1150m) and An Riabhachan (1129) are the highest peaks on the southern side while Sgurr a’ Choire Ghlais (1083m) is the tallest on the northern side. Mountains in the list are all about 900m. The area to the south of this is Glen Affric and Kintail.