Friday 21 July 2017

Garbh Bheinn (Kinlochleven)

I was taken by the profile of this hill in the SMC Corbetts book. Also, it wasn't too far from home and as it was a short day trip, I wanted to retain some of the deposit in the emotional bank account. It only looked like a short trip and so it proved to be, although it was very steep up and down. The great thing about this hill aside from the spectacular views back up Loch Leven, is that within 1km, you're already 1000ft up. It's a rather boggy start but once on to the ridge proper, it's sheer joy. The relentless zig-zags only ended at a lovely crag, which was easily skirted and then the final approach to the summit. From here, the views across Rannoch Moor and to the Mamores were outstanding. I took shelter in the small rock hide and had some lunch before a quick and awkward run back to the car. All in all, a 7km walk with 817m of ascent done in 1 hour 40. The thighs today are complaining. This was my 99th Corbett so what next for Corbett 100?