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Leaving
the Fassfern Estate Car Park near Glenfinnan
Into
the Woods
First
View Above the Trees of our Coming Down Hill 'Streap Comhlaidh'
Passing
a Waterfall in Dubu Lighe
Heading
up the Estate Track to the Bothy
First
View of the 'Streap' Mountain Ridge
After
a Couple of Miles we Reach a Bothy with a Demoted Corbett 'Beinn an Tuim' in
the Distance
A
Pose Outside the Very Nice Gleann Dubh Lighe Bothy
Sitting
on the Bed Inside the Newly Rebuilt Bothy Which was Totally Destroyed by Fire in
2011
The
Fireplace in the Bothy
Our
Group of Hills with the 'Streap' in the Middle
Looking
Back to the Glenfinnan Hills
Heading
for the Bridge
Our
First Hill is on the Left 'Meall an Uillt Chaoil'
Crossing
the Bridge
A
Pose on the Bridge
Looking
up at our Route Led by the Completion Team
The
Completion Team near the Col
Looking
Down to the Head of Gleann Dubh Lighe
High
up the Steep Grass Slope
Three
Eggs in a Skylark Nest
Looking
Across to our Last Hill 'Streap Comhlaidh'
A
Pose and a Breather
Getting
Steeper
'Ben
Nevis' Comes into View
Nearly
There
The
Completion Team on the Summit of 'Meall an Uillt Chaoil'
Another
Breather on the Summit of 'Meall an Uillt Chaoil'
A
Pose on the Summit of 'Meall an Uillt Chaoil'
Lunch
on the Summit
Time
for a Selfie on our 1st Hill Toady
Looking
Down on the Completion Team from 'Meall an Uillt Chaoil'
Our
Lumpy Bumpy Route Ahead
Leaving
'Meall an Uillt Chaoil' and Heading for Bealach Coire nan Cearc
Climbing
our 2nd Hill 'Stob Coire nan Cearc' with our 1st Hill Behind
The
Completion Team on the Summit of 'Stob Coire nan Cearc'
Looking
Towards the Corbett 'Streap' from the Summit of 'Stob Coire nan Cearc'
Leaving
the Summit
Heading
for our 3rd Hill 'Streap' with our 2nd Hill Behind
The
Completion Team on the Lump Before the Arete to 'Streap'
The
Completion Team on the Arete to 'Streap'
Heading
for the Lump as The Completion Team Reach the Summit of 'Streap'
Climbing
Again
Looking
at the Arete to our 4th Hill
'Streap'
A
Pose on the Lump
Heading
for the Arete
On
the Arete Leading to 'Streap'
Keep
Going
All
Smiles
Last
Bit Now
A
Bit of Scrambling
The
Boys in Blue on the Summit of our 4th Hill Today The Corbett 'Streap'
The
Completion Team on the Summit of 'Streap Comhiadh'
Heading
for our Last Hill
Nearly
There
Are
we There Yet
Checking
our Bearings on the Summit of our 5th and Last Hill Today 'Streap Comhiadh'
He's
Off
Heading
Down the Steep Grass Slope
Still
a Long way to go
Concentrating
Hard as the Slope Gets Steeper
Nearly
Down
Looking
Back at (Steep) 'Streap Comhiadh'
The
Long Track back to the Car
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Boots
on in Arrochar on the Shores of Loch Long
Reflections
of the Loch Long Hotel
Climbing
into the Woods
Admiring
the View over Loch Long to Distant 'Ben
Lomond'
Passing
Some Bluebells in the Woods
A
Bank of Bluebells with our Hill
'The Cobbler'
in the Background
Heading
up the Path
A
Pose with Narnain Boulders
Passing
one of the Boulders
Our
Hill Getting Nearer
Heading
Directly up the Middle for the Scramblers Route
A
Break for Lunch Before we Start Scrambling
Back
on the Path After the Worst of the Scrambling
Admiring
the View
Looking
over Loch Long from the Top of the Scramblers Path
A
Pose on the Ridge at the Start of a Long Heavy Hailstone Shower
Looking
up at the Window on the Central Peak in the Hailstone Shower (A Couple
Deciding to go for it or Not)
We Decided
Not to go Through the Window and on to the Sloping Ledge then Scramble to
the Summit in a Hailstone Shower
Heading
for the Northern Peak Instead
Nearly
There
The
Hailstone are Falling Harder Now
The South Peak and the Window
from the North Peak (The
Couple Decided Not to go Through the Window and Head Back Down)
Looking
East over our Route Back to Arrochar
Looking
South Down to Loch Long
A
Pose on the Summit of the Northern Peak of
'The Cobbler'
Heading
Back Down the Tourist Route
Looking
Back at 'The
Cobbler' in Sunshine
'The
Cobbler' in one of the Many Rain Showers
A
Close up of a Couple on the Northern Summit
OOOH!!
That's Cold (The Iceman Cooling his Feet)
I'm
Here
Cheer
up! We're Nearly Back at the Car
MORE IMAGES
COMING SOON
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