Somehow my husband got the map and planned this route. He`s now banned forever from planning!
Parking up at the bottom of Glen Nevis we walked into the steall falls and followed the river east, planning to stay at the lairig leachas bothy with a view to doing the grey Corries the following day and back to the car.
I must confess at throwing my toys out of the pram at the full on bog fest that followed, and further throwing what was left when I was required to remove my boots and step into the icy water to cross the rather wide burn! The weather closed in, and we were in a blizzard, as we crossed the bealach to the lairig leachas itself. Full compass and map work required to find the bothy, in the dark as it was when we finally arrived. Some six and a half hours later. Two hours more than stew reckoned, bang on what I argued it would be but hoped it wouldn`t! Winds increasing throughout the night, and what was a snow free zone became a winter wonderland in a matter of hours. The grey Corries looked like a no go with the amount it put down.
Height was just over 550, I`ve included this as a qmd given the remoteness, the weather, river crossing and everything else Scotland could throw at three people just trying to pop to a bothy for the night!
Area :
Ben Nevis & Aonach Mor (Fort William To Loch Leven)
This area covers the mountains between Fort William, Loch Leven (to the south) and Loch Treig (to the east). The area includes Ben Nevis and Carn Mor Dearg, The Mamores, The Aonachs and The Grey Corries. An impressive 20 Munros are split equally by Glen Nevis and the waters of Abhainn Rath. Relatively accessible from the A82, these mountains hold some classic walking and climbing routes such as The Ring of Steall in the Mamores and Point Five Gully on Ben Nevis. Includes all major peaks above 600m.
