Almost always done from Invervar
as part of a four Munro haul, but quite easy from the north,
especially if a bike is used to get up the forest road approaches.
Both my visits have been from the North and I have heard good
things of ascents from Camusvrackan as well. Expect some soft
going in the gentle northern corries.
Today a four munro haul was
not the best of ideas, the biggest haul was keeping attached
to the hill in the force of squally blizzards and very high winds,
the short traverse from the shelter of the fallen trig point
to the summit will not be forgotten, as was the sheer misery
of putting on the overtrousers at the summit of Meall Garbh.
An Sgor was bypassed this time by a path. Munro Baggers are not
too keen on tops now, by the looks of it.
The day started pleasantly
enough, easy cycling up to NN620543
followed by arougher track to the edge of the woods. Easy
angled slopes to the tundra summit. Trouble struck at the summit
of Meall Garbh which is now a jumble of stobs from the old fence.
I remember the fence up here bing used as trials obstacle on
my first visit in 1981. No photos, I was being sandblasted.
Was able to see on the easy
ascent of Carn Gorm, but the wind was wild. The uk.rec.walking
winter skills weekend punters were getting full value for money
on a hill near by. A man emerged from the mist asking if this
was the way down, my reply as to where he was descending to was
not appreciated, everyone comes up from Invervar right?
