Jonny Hawkins - 139082

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Date : 04/01/2018

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Leader / Supervisor

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Light snow - poor visibility

Wind : Gentle breeze

Camping Type : Bothy/Shelter

Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Ladhar Bheinn Meall Buidhe

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Description

Day 3 - Luinne Beinn and Meal Buidhe loop back to Inverie from Barasdale bothy. 8h day. Overnight snow down to 500m, poor vis above 800m and a changing avalanche situation with an NE wind, loading SW aspect slopes. Careful route finding to avoid windslab patches.

Area : Loch Eil to Glen Shiel

The Great Glen to the east, the A87 to the north and the A830 to the south separate this area from its surroundings and enclose an area of high mountains and low glens. The highest mountain is Sgurr na Ciche (1040m) and further north the South Glen Shiel Ridge is formed by a whopping seven Munros! Also in the area is The Saddle (1010m) which is home to the classic Forcan Ridge. Peaks in the mountains list are all above 900m.

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