9 / 11 of us headed to Achiltibuie for the Easter Meet.  Michael and Cammy headed up a day early and tackled some deep snow on Glen Affric hills (Tom?/Toll?) en route, showing signs of a day in the sunshine when they arrived at the campsite. 

Donald and Waneata were in attendance for both the Langie and the kayak club. 

On Saturday a party of four headed to Conival and Ben More Assynt, contending with soft snow, mud and smirry rain up to the bealach.  We turned straight back soaked after the first summit and headed for the dry warmth of the Am Fuaran bar shortly after dinner.  Jim kept the Black Prince legends alive with tales of previous stints in the area.

On Sunday the sun appeared and a group of us + Jay had a great walk up Cu...

A good crowd turned up for December’s meet in the Cairngorm club’s Muir cottage which proved a great hut.   Given the location, Southern Cairngorm Munros were the order of the day and so it was a big team went up Beinn Bhreac in a none too promising forecast.  First tick dispensed with and the weather not showing its teeth, we headed across the endless bog of Moine Bhealaidh to Beinn a’ Chaorainn.  This lump turned out to be a lot smaller, but a lot further away than it initially appeared.  After this a quick descent to Glen Derry and then a long but straightforward walk capped a long 28km day.

Chod and Eilidh also went up Beinn a’ Chaorainn, using bikes to take some of the sting out of the walk in and out.  Misleading c...

We parked at the car park between the Lochan na Fola & Altnafeadh. The plan - to head up the Lairig Gartain  to the path onto Buachaille Etive Mor, next to Stob Coire Altruim. The objective - Stob na Broige, the back Munro of the mountain. The week before had seen high winds and torrential rain, much the same as the attempt last year to coincide with the annual dinner dance. Last year the wind was so bad by the time we reached the top of the Lairig (at 400 metres the gusts were in the range of 50 to 60 miles an hour) it was decided it was not worth the effort and we would try again this year. Geoff’s last Munro, the second attempt, the third year in a row there had been a last Munro day by members of the club coinciding with the annual dinn...

For my final Munro, we were blessed with really settled, fine weather which was in sharp contrast to  my previous attempt on Stob na Broige (the back Buachaille) a year before. We were rained upon and blown off on that attempt.

As I walked up the coire I thought about when my Munro round started. I think my first Munro was in 1982 when I was on an Outward Bound course at Loch Eil. I think it was Stob Ban. But I can't remember if we got to the top. I've been up it since (honest).

It occurred to me not to bother finishing. The pointlessness of the whole thing had been on my mind for a while. I'd done my penultimate hill about 3 years before and I seemed to have lost the need to be complete. However people had made an effort and it was a nice...