wind - 10mpg gsting to 30mpg
visibilithy very good
cloud ceiling - approx 100om
temp - about 6 at sea level
walking with Joe
setoff from tourist info car park at Ballaculish at 9am with aim to walk for 4 hours and claim a QMD. Sgorr Bhan was the target.
steep start to cross the farmers fields from above the school to reach the open hill land and "rocky path" which leads up to and along the ridgeline.
Joe was moving much slower than me which became more pronounced on the open hillside with its more robust heather growth.
waiting at the shoulder of the ridge to confirm walking time, turnaround time. Agreed at 11am, but this did feel too early as the descent would be quicker than the ascent.
My pace was still rather quicker than Joe so i decided to keep moving at my pace and confirm the turnaround at 11.
before 11 Joe was expressing concern at the distance between us and suggesting he would call my wife and moutnain rescue by 13:00.
I stopped at the knol before the summit at 11:10 and commenced my descent.
caught Joe up in the fields above the school at 12:10.
did not achieve the summit
did not achieve a 4 hour walk.
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.
