Achriachalean Road to Beign nam Bien, Stob Coire nan Lochan (1115m) via grade 1/2 scramble up zig zags and across coire skirting Aonach Dubh and return to minibus.
Just before the coire of Aonach Dubh there was an option to continue on, but I had got very cold without realising. One of the group members pointed out that my crampon had fallen off and I remember staring at my crampon and my boot but not realising they were meant to be connected. I was looking at both thinking, am I missing something? There is a crampon that someone has carelessly left and I have a boot? ***Blank thoughts****
. I took my gloves off to go in my bag for my synthetic jacket and a hot drink but quickly forgot what I went in there for. I ended up picking up my open bag, without my gloves on and with my waterproof flapping in the wind. I was so cold, confused and kept tripping over. Stumbles, mumbles, stumbles, fumbles,.... .Luckily this was quickly noticed by the instructors. I had a big warm pair of gloves from Jon Cousins, a hot drink of vimto from the assistant leader and despite apparently declaring that the group could leave me and enjoy their day and I would make my own way off the hill, I was walked off the hill to a warm minibus. Lesson learnt in recognising signs of hypothermia and recognising when to do something about it.
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.
