The Bealach Udal on the single track road leading to Kylerhea, Isle of Skye, was the starting point for the ascent of the Grahams, Sgurr na Coinnich and Beinn na Caillich. Here there was space for a vehicle on the east side of the road bridge. It was then a[…]
Marilyn, An Cruachan, from Glen Brittle
I had a choice of starting points for the ascent of the Sub 2000 Marilyn, An Cruachan, on the Isle of Skye, either Glen Eynort or Glen Brittle. I settled for the latter, accessed along a single track road from the B8009 south-east of Carbost, parking in the bell mouth[…]
Graham, Carn a’ Ghille Chearr, Hills of Cromdale
The plan was to climb Carn a’ Ghille Chearr, the northerly of the two Grahams on the Hills of Cromdale, from the east. I drove north on the B9136 Bridge of Avon to Glenlivet Road, through Strath Avon, to the junction with the unclassified road to Balnalon. Here I crossed[…]
Marilyn, Creag an Amalaidh, from Srath Carnaig
The previous day, due to weather conditions, I failed to reach the summit of the Corbett above Kingussie, so this day searched for a hill with a better chance of reaching the top. I settled for Creag an Amalaidh, a hill promoted to Marilyn status the previous year. The starting[…]
Kingussie
I parked at the side of the snow covered road just south of the car park at Kingussie Golf Club and used the footbridge there to cross the Gynack Burn to access the private road leading to Pitmain Lodge. This road had seen some vehicle use so following their tracks[…]
Hump, Baddoch
I left my car at the west side of the A939 Tomintoul to Grantown on Spey Road on the bend at NJ08820 then walked a short distance east to cross a stock fence and commence the ascent of the Hump, Baddoch. This took me across some ice covered vegetation. The[…]
Carn Meadhonach from Glen Brown
The plan was to climb the Hump, Carn Meadhonach. There was a choice of starting points, Delnabo, south of Tomintoul, or the A939 Grantown on Spey to Tomintoul Road at Bridge of Brown on the Moray/Highland boundary. I settled for the latter parking off-road beside the hairpin bends just east[…]