25 intrepid adventurers boarded the bus, bound for the ever-popular Torridon hills.

A huge swarm of people got off at the car park nearest the eastern flank of Liathach and proceeded along the low-level path between Liathach and Beinn Eighe. The large group soon dispersed and split-up:

One group, consisting of Graeme Jones, Bob MacDonald, Sheena Forsyth, Jenny Smith, June Simpson, Kenneth Bews, Richard White and Graeme Gillespie left the path first and headed with some speed up the steep Eastern flank of Liathach in order to do the entire ridge. Richard and Graeme were soon leaps and bounds ahead of the rest. Bob, Graeme Jones and Jenny tackled the pinnacles, scrambling around carefully on newly snow-dusted rock whilst Sheena, June and Kenneth braved the often equally-as-exposed path that skirts around the edge (literally!).

Illona Morrice, Jake Lee, Brent Craig and Drummond Beattie left the low-level path further on to climb Beinn Dearg, where there was some great scrambling to be had.

Malcolm Campbell, Ray Harron, Graeme Morrison and Donnie MacLennan took-on the might of Beinn Eighe – a long and time-consuming route that ended conveniently at the Kinlochewe Hotel where they just about had time to get their drinks in before everyone else arrived and descended on the bar.

John Henderson, Andy Lawson and Bob Weeks started from Incheril and walked along the track towards Slioch, before heading up beside the waterfall towards the rocky Graham, Beinn a’ Mhuinidh. From the summit, they had great views of all the surrounding peaks including Slioch, Beinn Eighe and the Fisherfield hills.

Tom Summerscales had a solo day and did Maol Chean Dearg towards the South of Torridon.

Fran Knowles, spent the day at Loch Clair fishing. She was concerned that the odd hail shower may scare the fish away but, with skill and patience she succeeded in catching her dinner for the evening – a 1 and a half pound trout.

The weather stayed generally good throughout they day with the odd flurry of snow or hail and the summits remained pretty much free from cloud all day.

Jenny Smith