My impression is it was a bit of a washout this summer, or was it? proove me wrong, it’s been very quiete on here regarding Scottish antics, i had a good few forays into the mountains back in may, i’m sure there have been some good days since.. pics and tales of daring do would be nice.
Very dry in May – did the Northern loop of the HT550 over the May Day BH weekend and the HT550 itself at the end of May. Just had a week split between the Cairngorms (very wet) and Coll/Tiree (alternate days of sunshine and rain).
Here’s Mr Fitz crossing the Fords of Avon while doing the Cairngorms Loop:
Much of the rest of the inner loop was similarly damp if not as dramatic.
My impression is it was a bit of a washout this summer, or was it?
Warm and damp seems to sum it up. May into June was fine, then just descended some. There has been OK temps, but blimey there has been so many damp/wet parts of days. I’m not really Highlands, but some of the garden has been rotting rather than growing. Many days of sun and rain – not just clag.
That said it’s not been *terrible* like 4-5 summers ago.
I must admit that when I saw the level of the Avon that I though we’d be heading down to Faindouran bothy though some of the burns we’d already crossed were pretty high and there was no guarantee that everything would be passable. Craig crossed at about the point where most cross, i.e. directly from the steps, I figured that it was shallower getting to the upstream end of the “island” from the point that’s under the blurred patch. Once there I took the line that Ian’s on which was between just below and just above knee height. We were on the far bank when Ian arrived so we guided him across.
Both Ian and I commented that we wouldn’t have done it without anyone else there. I’d not been there before but from looking downstream and at the map there doesn’t look to be any slack water downstream to be swept into. My wife got there at 9pm, decided against it in the dark, kipped in the refuge and crossed the following morning.
@matt – a bit different on a DofE if you are responsible for a group.
Our weather was varied. Showers touring around the back of Ben Nevis, glorious red hot sun around the back of Cairngorm.
It actually hit 99deg later! [url=https://flic.kr/p/TXeTqq]IMG_3863[/url] by ritcheyp20, on Flickr
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Well to be honest, i don’t really do photos while out riding, this may sound hypocritical but this doesn’t stop others taking pictures, i like hearing about others adventures whether tales or a dramatic picture.
I was the same in climbing, very rarely took a picture, unless it captured something. The front cover of the SMC Ben nevis guide is one of mine.
Just back from a pootle up glen affric and Glen Strathfarrar. Weather was kinder than forecast. No rain ( on us) [url=https://flic.kr/p/YRk7Ke]IMG_0973[/url] by TandemJeremy, on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/XQaDer]IMG_1068 (2)[/url] by TandemJeremy, on Flickr
July, August and September have been pretty damp where I’ve ended up. Missed a couple of BAMs as a result (well the forecast usually worse than the actual, mostly).
I did the Hebridean Way the other week. I was going to take 5-6 days and take detours, stop here and there… nah, weather was so pish I did it in 3 (on my SolarisMAX….). There was nothing else to do than beast on….
@whitestone, that fords pictures are mental. I was a little dubious when I did it in October and thought it high then… jeezo.
Sadly, only made it up to your fine country once this year… but by god, we were blessed with the weather.
[url=https://flic.kr/p/UzQU68]20170506_102819[/url] by Dave Lowe, on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/UwbUaS]20170506_112610[/url] by Dave Lowe, on Flickr [url=https://flic.kr/p/TinxqC]20170506_221944[/url] by Dave Lowe, on Flickr
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Perfect gneiss slabs at Sheigra.
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Very cold and wet on Derry Cairngorm.
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Great day up Devil’s Point in April. Great descent down to Corrour (hair raising at the top!).
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