Twelve members and guests boarded the bus and headed South down the A9. Bill and Graham were first off the bus at the Trinafour turning. They successfully ascended the Corbett An Dun.

Kat, Fiona, Jenny and David headed up Glen Tilt towards Carn a’Chlamain. Kat and Fiona continued farther than intended (Plan A was to leave plenty of time for the teashop), but wisely turned back before the snow got too deep. Jenny and David continued manfully onwards and upwards and finally arrived at a spot that was declared the summit.

Jerry, Malcolm, Fiona, Bob and Sheena went up Glen Tilt past Gilbert’s Bridge (so they claim…more later). As they ascended the slopes of Beinn Mheadhonach the going changed from muddy to total whiteout. Fortunately their map and compass (but mostly iPhone) navigation skills were up to scratch.

Ros, Corinne, Dan and Desmond also headed up Glen Tilt with the aim of “doing” Beinn Dearg. There were a few hiccups along the way – someone had moved Gilbert’s Bridge, they had to dodge bullets from the rifle range and Ros lost something whilst climbing one of several deer fences (for various reasons the search was quickly declared futile). With time pressing on, Corinne and Ros decided to change their destination to the rounded lump called Beinn a’ Chait. Sometime later they arrived at a patch of white that appeared slightly higher than anything else within the 3ft visible horizon. Dan and Desmond continued towards Beinn Dearg, but later realised that there was insufficient time and also ascended Beinn a Chait. They also arrived at a patch of white and declared the summit. Neither party saw any sign of the others!

Everyone was back at the bus on time (just) and so the A9 duo of Graham and Bill only had a short wait in the pouring rain.

Report author: Dan
Photos by: Kat