Ross Spalding - 191422

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Date : 24/05/2023

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Solo

Type : Quality Mountain Day (QMD)

Weather : Showers - Mixed/Poor Visibility

Wind : No wind

Camping Type : N/A

Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : Sgurr an Fhuarain Sgurr Mor

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Description

From the head of Loch Arkaig in Glen Dessary i went out to Sgurr Mor munro with the additional bag of Sgurr an Fhuarain corbett given the long way out and its realtively simple inclusion. I follwed a bealach through on route coming and going quad tracks into the open of Glen Kingie the Clag was down but i'd set off relatively late with the afternoon promising to clear. I followed a compass bearing giving up a little of the winding tracks and aimed for the low bealach between the corbett and munro to gain the path on the ridge. I ran out to the corbett being pushed up by the wind which felt helpful only to about turn and face the wind back to the col. As i climbed Sgur mor thanfully the hill itself shelterd the wind. I followed the path up through slightly dissappointed at no views although the west was brighter and the cloud seemed to be moving away. I descended the north ridge of sgur mor as my guidebook had reccomneded in hope of staying up high for the clearing. Exactly this happened and i got my layers off to shorts and tshirt and enjoyed a bit of ridge then back through glen kingie in the sun, climbing back to the bealach i gained a far better trod for most of the way this time and enjoyed the sunny glen, totally different to a few hours before.

Area : Loch Eil To Glen Shiel (Incl Knoydart)

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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