James Walton - 68082

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Date : 03/02/2018

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Solo

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Light snow - good visibility

Wind : Strong wind

Camping Type : N/A

Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Sgorr Dhearg

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Description

Fantastic day up School House Ridge down to the coll then up to Sgorr Dhearg summit. Dropped down the North ridge before getting engulfed in the Ballachulish Forest.
School House Ridge was in very good condition, I was the first on it that day. The steps were simple enough and good neve led up to the first summit. Due to the wind and visability I kept well downhill of the crest, even though the cornices were not large I did no want to drift into that area.

Area : Glencoe South (Loch Linnhe To Loch Etive)

The southern side of Glen Coe includes some very well-known mountains and can be split into two groups; the ones you can see from the A82 and the ones you can’t. Included in the former group is Buachaille Etive Mor, Buachaille Etive Beag, the Three Sisters and the Ballachulish Horseshoe, and in the latter, three Munros between Glen Creran and Glen Etive (Sgor na h-Ulaidh, Beinn Fhionnlaidh and Beinn Sgulaird). With huge amounts of climbing and walking in summer and winter, this area is also home to a large cairn built for Queen Victoria, or so the story goes. Includes all major peaks above 600m.

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