Redwings and ravens in the Red Cuillin

Sun, 08 Nov 2015 12:02:23 +0000

“It’s a bog”, I said, in response to Graeme’s “should I wear gaiters” question and here we were, up to our necks in glour and gloop. The path from Sligachan starts off good but as soon as you branch off into the trees it becomes a quagmire until you get to the bottom of Druim na Ruaige.

blowing the cobwebs away on beinn na cro

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Back to the usual west coast winters then. No snow just lots of cold rain. Just before Christmas the hills were looking alpine with not a lot of rock showing through the thick layer of snow that stretched from sea level to summit but in contrast to the last two winters, all the snow has now gone and the Atlantic has delivered a succession of cold rain from its mid ocean cupboard. But the high rocks are iced up although there’s no snow and not being in the mood for carrying axe or crampons I headed past Torrin intending to go up An Stac next to Blaven, which had its head in the clouds. Just as I drove past the head of Loch Slapin the sun came out and lit up the gabbro boulders high on the ridge of Beinn na Cro just above me so on the other side of the bridge I did a u-turn and before I knew it I was booted up and making for those irresistible heights.

Red Cuillin on eBothy Blog

Redwings and ravens in the Red Cuillin

blowing the cobwebs away on beinn na cro