Glen Almond College

A beautiful day in the sun, on the Tay with folks from Glen Almond College

Silver Practice D of E

This weekend I had the pleasure of acompanying 4 young ladies From Morrsions Academy on the Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award practice expedition canoe style. Windy, wet, sunny, flat calm, sunny and proper windy was the order of the weekend, but a great weekend was had by all.

 

Shee of Ardtalnaig

Today saw me heading out on my todd up along part of the Rob Roy Way through Gleann a' Chilleine on the south side of Loch Tay then up on to Ciste Buide a Claidheimh and across the Shee of Ardtalnaig then dropping down in to Gleann a' Chloidh to finnish. Clear blue skies, glorious sunshine not a hint of wind and didn't see anyone all day total bliss!

 Inversion over Loch Tay with Bienn Ghlas in the background

Small part a very large heard

 Climbing up to the summit

 Looking SE towards Glen Almond

 Impressive Bual a'Claidheimh

 Summit of Ciste Buide Claidheimh with Ben Lawers in the distance

 Looking back at the summit from the Shee of Ardtalnaig

Track home in Gleann a' Chloidh

Fort Bill & Glen Coe

Helen and I packed up the van an headed for a weekend out West. A really pleasent mountain bike on Saturday following the Caladonian Canal and hike up in Glen Coe on Sunday.

 Neptune's Staircase and Helen's leg are really that short!

 Moy Bridge along the Caledonian Canal

Part frozen canal

 Panaramic of the view from the campsite

 Loch Linnhe

Clear skies

Home is where you park it

Chilling in the van with a beer at the end of the day

 Ben Fhada in the background

Stob Coire Sgreamhach

Crossing the Allt Lairig Eilde

Looking down on Glen Etive

Frozen stream coming from Ben Fhada

Deer grazing on Stob Dubh

Ski Touring

Making the most of the snow up in Glen Fender Scooting round the base of Carn Liath with Phil Robinson

 

  Photo courtesy of Phil

 Photo courtesy of Phil

Photo courtesy of Phil

Park and Ride

So after atempting to get to Glen Shee only to find the roads blocked because of the snow, Oli and I headed over to Dunkeld to meet up with Kat and head up 'Birnam Hill' and find some POW! And we were not disappointed! 

Oli and Kat resting

Heading up the narrow path

Just incredible 

Snow ghost

More snow on the way

I'm not kneeling!

Chilling in my snow chair