Saturday, 3 April 2010

Beinn a Chochuill and Beinn Eunaich

An end-of-season team Munro! Al, Matt and Steve! Started from the parking spot where the B8077 joins the A85, then set off along the farm track on the north/east side of the valley, aiming for the belach between Stob Diamh and Beinn a'Chochuill. Halfway up, Matt and I decided we needed a bit more challenge and headed down the valley and up the other side, to work our way off-road up to the belach. Great choice, plenty of rough, boggy, reedy ground to add some challenge to an otherwise uneventful ascent. We met Al at the belach and started the ascent up Beinn a Chochuill. It was fairly relentless and steep, but good stuff all the same. After hitting the top in fairly misty conditions, we headed along the ridge to Beinn Eunaich. We were all pretty knackered by now, so at the lowest point on the ridge, at the lip of the corrie, Al decided to head down as he was driving and needed to not be dead in order to be able to drive back. Matt and I decided that it's only a few hundred meters ascent, so with frequent stops to check progress and altitude, and goal-setting for our target ascent in the next 5 minutes, we made the final ascent up Beinn Eunaich. From there it was fast downhill progress over snow-covered grassy ground (great for walking on!), meeting Al near the Farmhouse on the B8077, then back to the car and home.



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