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The summit, looking towards the back of Wyvis.
| Again hard going up deep powder. Very fast descent in the tracks though. |
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| Log pile. |
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| Westward view to Wyvis and the Loch Glass Hills. |
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| Eastward to the entrance of the Cromarty Firth and the distant Moray Coast. Left of the straits is Hill of Nigg. |
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Corr Guinie
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New year 2002 was cold and very snowy. Of course the deep snow, blocked roads and impossible hillwalking was soon replaced by a huge thaw, by January 10th all had gone. First footing was achieved with skis as far as a rough track below the summit. I made the mistake of walking the last few hundred metres as the track was narrow. It soon opened up into fine open pine forest. It was hard work walking in both directions. While skiing uphill in deep powder was very time consuming, the return in the tracks gave a fast and enjoyable descent. The windswept summit was too cold to linger, but the views were fine, looking down on the rigs in the Cromarty Firth. From here you could appreciate the quality of this fine harbour with its deep water passage at Cromarty. The Cairngorms were well displayed to the south and there was a good close up of the unfamiliar north side of Ben Wyvis and the Kieldermorie Hills. |
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