Beinn a Chaorainn – a clear the heed for New Year!
1st January 2018
Always nice to get a day away from the maddening crowd ‘coire’, perhaps I might have chosen my day a little bit better…. Beinn a Chaorainn’s East ridge, pleasant enough in a fresh, cooling breeze and breaking sunshine – although a bit of a wade at times, under fresh snow.

(Above) Beinn a Chaorainn, East Ridge. A ridge outing, at the very Western end of our ‘Meggie’ patch

(Above) Beinn a Chaorainn’s, East ridge – clearing all the time in a brightening sky. Some small, single point release sluffs,  just about visible centre left of photo. Activity around midday as the sun warmed things up.

(Above) Any new cornice development, above mainly N, NE and E aspects likely to be weak…NB a straight line navigational route between Beinn a Chaorainn’s North (1052m) and South (1049m) summits likely to end in tears with poor visibility! (take that whichever way you wish…)

(Above) ….. wrong! Today’s fauna moment - my ‘rabbit’ turned out to be an indignant Ptarmigan, disturbed from its chilly nest; might have been even more indignant had ‘The Apprentice’ been with me – a feet by the fireside day! (‘Wintry on the Tops’ blog from 29th)…… should any out there be following have a passing interest, in any dubious progress!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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