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| An Ruadh Stac |
This week I'm running a 5 day hillwalking trip based in Torridon. Some of the finest mountains on Earth. Bridget, Stewart and Campbell out on day 1 to tackle Maol Chean-dearg. The weather forecast was looking decidedly 'rough'. With rain/sleet and high winds forecast all day. The showers were all in the morning, a dry and brighter aafternoon.
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| Sunshine snd showers |
Maol Chean-dearg stans in isolation on the south side of Glen Torridon. With no ridges and a longish walk-in seemed a good option as any ridge walks were definitely out.
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| Loch sn Eoin |
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| Maol Chean-dearg |
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| Campbell contemplating |
The winds were too strong to get to the summit, at least 60mph at 600m. A good effort and some fabulous views, as always. Its very rare I turn back groups in Summer because of high winds. Its normally a winter decision I've to make.
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| Windy here |
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| Summit clear, so annoying |
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| Wonderful lichens |
We turned tail and headed back down. It was a dry afternoon and some lovely spells of clear tops, blue skies and sun.
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| An Ruadh Stac |
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| Bluer skies |
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| No wind here |
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| Heading down |
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| Excellent trails |
The paths in this area between Glen Torridon and Glen Carron boast some wonderful walking paths that are a joy to walk on. Another area in the Highlands where if you tire of walking here you should hang your boots up and do jigsaws or something boring.
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| More wonderful lichens |
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| Torridon in sight |
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| Liathach beyond |
Hopefully lighter wind speeds over the next few days. Lovely and peaceful with only a handful of bikers seen in the afternoon.
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