A trip to Skye to bag my last island munro and the into Fisherfield Oct 2012

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About 10 mins after this it started to rain followed by sleet then snow









Sgurr Alasdair across the way


That dam stone chute



Chris Ritchie

Third attempt to get here,with a guide..all failed to even set off due to weather,but not this time

After starting off under cloud the rain,sleet and snow.....it didnt turn out to bad

The fabled Inn Pinn

Us on the way up









Canna , i think


























 After doing the Inn Pinn we drove off the island and round to Poolewe and stayed the nite there...Next day we headed into Cannmore and the stunning Fisherfield area

Chris and oscar

A stunning approach path

Ruin on the way in..must have been a harsh place to live









The causeway




There are worse places to camp

Carnmore



Really lucky to catch this only lasted a minute or so


A sneaky late visitor

Days end



Next day on route to Ruadh Stac Mor








A distant but always lovely Loch Fada

My last peak in the Fisherfield ...A'Mhaighdean

Fonn Loch and closer Dubh Loch

Chris enjoying another "Dixon Descent "

Comments

  1. Anonymous19 July 2015 at 00:27

    Excellent Peter. Not been to Fisherfield but definitely on the to-do-list

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  2. wanderingsupnorths.blogspot.com21 July 2015 at 13:11

    Stunning area..you must visit at least once

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