Yesterday (Tuesday) we played on Anoach Mor. Pacing, digging holes, practicing belays and sliding around. It was cold. I got a wet bum. My waterproofs gave up in a catastrophic fashion I got a wet bum. I got a wet everything if Im honest.
So today we decided to take a stroll up the Wee Buachaille or Buachaille Etive Beg as it appears on the OS maps. This was a straight forward slog up from Glencoe. There were another couple just kitting up as Sarah and I pulled up to the car park. we used tactical faf (deliberately being slow to gear up) to allow them to break trail for us. It turned out that our faf was unnecessary. The path to the Coll was well and truly tracked out! (The university group had been there the day before).
So today we decided to take a stroll up the Wee Buachaille or Buachaille Etive Beg as it appears on the OS maps. This was a straight forward slog up from Glencoe. There were another couple just kitting up as Sarah and I pulled up to the car park. we used tactical faf (deliberately being slow to gear up) to allow them to break trail for us. It turned out that our faf was unnecessary. The path to the Coll was well and truly tracked out! (The university group had been there the day before).
Sarah on the Coll.
We arrived at the coll to find beautiful views! It was a real treat! We decided on the southerly and furthest Munro from the coll. To get there requires a 1.5km airy ridge traverse. Well relatively airy. its broad enough to walk along comfortably. Despite being buffeted by a reasonably strong wind we made it to the Munro summit. We quickly surveyed the view before turning on our heals and retreating back along the ridge. Once back on the coll it was time for lunch and to tackle our second Munro of the day.
Sarah approaching the second Munro. Munro number 1 is visible in the back ground, along the ridge.
This was a mere 500m from the coll, but with added hight gain it took just shy of an hour to reach the top. while much broader than the other munro we were fully exposed to the wind (it was blowing us up the hill) and it was much rockier than the other. It was thoroughly enjoyable.
Again we didn't stay long on the summit. Just long enough to readjust boots and have a drink before returning to the coll. There was nothing left to do now but head to the van and take a trip to the Clachaig Inn for hot chocolate, tea and chips to while away the afternoon.
Again we didn't stay long on the summit. Just long enough to readjust boots and have a drink before returning to the coll. There was nothing left to do now but head to the van and take a trip to the Clachaig Inn for hot chocolate, tea and chips to while away the afternoon.
Hot chocolate time.