Ian Waddington - 32098

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Winter Walking Record

Details

Date : 16/02/2015

Duration : 8+ hours

Style : Solo

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Light snow - poor visibility

Wind : Strong wind

Camping Type :

Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Aonach air Chrith Creag a'Mhaim Druim Shionnach Druim Shionnach West Top Maol Chinn-dearg

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Description

18km 1320m 7.15am to 3.30pm
Strong winds and white out conditions made progress and navigation 'challenging'. Frequently had to wait for visibility to improve slightly before moving on, with avalanche prone wind slab developing on one side of the ridge and cornices on the other, not the most relaxed walk.
Despite all of that a good day, very testing. I didn't see anyone else mad enough to be out in the conditions. Had a thirty minute window of visibility to get a few photos.

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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