So this Halloween we decided on a linear route,so i met Lee at Dunmail Riase and drove mine down St Johns Vale,which has some stunning autum colours again this year.We left my car in the small layby close to the start of the landrover track that pass,s North of Clough Head
A short vid,wasnt much to film apart from camp
Map and stats info from Viewranger and Social hiking apps
Decided to bring my old trusted friend out
We had started out at 8 am and were in clag by Clough head,the day stayed the same with some drizzle and rain thrown in.It wasnt till after we had left Birket fell that it cleared out
It was a very wet dog that needed toweling dry before he went to his bed
So after sunset,which was hidden from us at our camp on Rannerside it clouded in,but did clear during the night but there was moisture every way,had to clean lense between every shot
One of the things ive always loved about the trailstar is the fantastic view regardless off the weather.Sat or laying in down with a nice mug of coffee or soup
In order but pics just of my phone,above pics off BIG camera
we were sheltered,mostly,from the wind but the clouds were moving really fast,really nice to watch
Love my Pacer poles
Was also the first trip out with the new inner,but under the Trailstar,fit was ok...But do think i like using the TS with a tub floor more,i think
We had a little colour at 6 am but then clag came in so no pics on sunday,cleared at 1-30 as we drove car back too St Johns vale to pic other car up
We caught a touch of frost overnight and had heavy condensation,but what a start to the day it was ! Inversions galore These are the mornings we soak up the view and quietness of a waking day Jamie’s Trailstar with the first hill of the day Cruach Adrian 1046m looming up behind Xmid 2 Shadowed by Ben More & Stob Binnein Bit of drying time in the warm breeze before L.N.T and moving on Looking North Once on the summit of Cruach Ardrain we took the small and very steep path NE of it to collect a new Top for me,Stob Garbh.We continued East then lost most of our height,down to 430m to then start the slow pull up to the coll After many slugs of cold mountain water we left the sacks and went up Stob Bennein,fine views in all directions The ridge Southwards Back to the packs for more fluids and an energy boost,it was with slower limbs we slowly but steadily made our way up to Ben Mores lofty view point,my visit before had the ground and the sky all white Crainlarich far bel
The forcast was good with only a fresh wind to think about,Andy Beavers and myself had never met yet so he agreed to meet me and Jamie at the Carpark,Friday morning Matt Holland had come over late Thursday so we aranged to meet somewhere on the ridge from Rosthwaite fell too Allan crags,it was a stunning day to be out Also along on her first proper backpack trip was Maggie dog,who was very well behaved,even if she lacks Oscars loyalty,in walking partners One plan had been to camp on Great End summit again,but the wind would have made chatting hard work so we had a mooch about and found a nice shelf,near Allen cargs summit The first shelf wasnt big enough for all of us so Jamie and Andy pitched there Duomids there,while me,Maggie and Matt went a little higher in my Scarp1 and Matts MLD Solomid We had a nice sunset,but a full moon washed out the starry skies.Through the night the wind moved round some more,giving me and Matt some nice 30-45mph gusts,but Saturday started out stunnin
With my operation date looming,i coupled together a last quick trip “ Up North ” too Scotland.I first did these hills back in the early 90s on some of my first winter backpacking trips,things were much warmer and greener on this visit We drove up Thursday morning and left our car near Ben More farm and a very nice man,came in his taxi and dropped us of at the layby on the Loch Lomond road,pre-booked it made the walk much better trip,I highly recommend them Ian and his son Packs hoisted up we were soon heading off,as the day started to get much warmer (Temp above was in the sun,real temp was around 17-18c) Ben More and Stob Binnein were soon showing of there great height,being the biggest Munros in this area We drank and walked and sweated and walked some more,the skies at times looking like it might help us cool down We gained the “Twistin hill “ ridge with some fantastic views coming in from all directions of the compass,my plan had been to try and camp,some where South of An Cais
Decided to bring my old trusted friend out
We had started out at 8 am and were in clag by Clough head,the day stayed the same with some drizzle and rain thrown in.It wasnt till after we had left Birket fell that it cleared out 
So after sunset,which was hidden from us at our camp on Rannerside it clouded in,but did clear during the night but there was moisture every way,had to clean lense between every shot 
we were sheltered,mostly,from the wind but the clouds were moving really fast,really nice to watch 
Comments
Post a Comment