A fabulous day on the hills. We have been waiting for good weather, especially to get this cheeky ridge - the Forcan Ridge - done. Mission accomplished, and we loved the ridge. Not too scary, but concentration required, especially on the shady side of the hill where rocks were a bit slippy. This was taken (by John) on the adjacent Munro, looking back over to the Forcan Ridge, and The Saddle.
We met 'lots' of lovely folks on the hill - all doing the same thing and many at roughly the same stage of Munro bagging as we are. One chap, Garry, a former Mountain leader with the RAF has reached No. 249, but his knees are creaking and so he took the detour route around the ridge as he said his knees weren't up to it.
We're now at 250 and heading out today again from Spean Bridge. Back in our wee lodge again (same one) for two nights. Wanting to get Ben Nevis done, but weather is not necessarily with us (again), so we'll see. Windy today, so heading for two other less exposed Munros, so we'll see how we go.
Oh - the weather is just lovely - so different to some of your climbs. I assume you walked along the edge of that ridge - it must have been quite exhilarating. :)
How wonderful to see you beaming in this amazing landscape and gorgeous weather! Hope it stays with you for a while so that you can achieve your goal :-)
@plebster It is epic, and we've been waiting a couple of years for the right day/weather. Most do it in one direction (right to left in this image) and then go onto do the hill I'm standing on. Even on a Sunday, there are not too many people. You can get blockages though, it people are not considerate. We got to overtake a couple of times. :-)
How lovely to see the sun shining on you Izzy. Such a different feel to this photo. You look lifted in spirit & so lovely to have a chat & compare notes! Nice weather to stop for a while too. Great photo of you!
My eye was taken by two words in the beginning of your great comment.... "John' and 'Munro'... my husband's name! But your photo is unique and well deserved of the TT! fav
September 8th, 2024
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Such a beautiful portrait.