20.5km 2050m 7.15am to 6.15pm
A long, long day. Some of the hills had to ground small and slowly. Much easier nav than the rest of the ridge done earlier in the week, there was an old wall and iron fence posts along most of its length. Only in a few places were the posts buried in snow. Conditions still hard going with strong winds, but not as vicious as the earlier in the week. Again I got a break in the clag to get the odd photo looking down Glen Shiel to Loch Duich.
Really please with the approach up the south slopes of Faochag, avoided the wind and snow laden slopes. Even though the avalanche forecast was moderate, plenty of snow had been shifted about to form slabs!
Once again no one else was out on the hills! A long hard day, but the Cluanie Ridge was left tidy with Sgurr na Sgine done as well.
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.
