12th February 2012 - Sgurr Nan Conbhairean

Creag a Chaorainn from Cairn Ghluasaid

Graham on the summit of Sgurr Nan Conbhairea

Looking west towards A' Chralaig

The cloud clears on A' Chralaig

Looking south towards Sgurr Nan Conbhairean from Saol Chaorainn

Graham moving fast on the descent towards Drochaidian Tuill Easaich and home

Today Graham and I headed up to Glen Sheil to have a look at some hills neither of us have done before, namely Sgurr Nan Conbhairean and Cairn Ghluasaid. We headed off at a reasonable time and were both surprised at how close Glen Sheil actually is to Fort William. After parking up we started at a leisurely pace up towards the ridge which approaches Carn Ghluasaid. The gloomy weather began to clear a little, although the summit of Conbhairean was still shrouded in clag. On the approach up to the top the slopes were covered in verglas, making walking pretty interesting and I'm sure we both almost ended up on our backsides on several occasions! However, we managed to make it to the top with our dignity intact, and we were well rewarded with superb views and a heat inversion which revealed peaks far and near. We invited a fellow walker to tag along with us as we were all heading to knock off Sail Chaorrain, and apart from the hellish verglas on the way down, it was a nice easy walk with continuing views north towards Glen Affric. On the way back we opted to skirt round Conbhairean and head towards Drochaidian Tuill Easaich before breaking off southwards and back to the car over Meall Breac. Another cracking day out, a good laugh and a Munro bagged. A shame there was no tricky nav conditions but good just to get out and explore a new area. I'm now starting a new job for three days a week, giving me plenty of time to get out in the hills and enjoy myself :) please try and contain your jealousy :)