Maoile Lunndaidh, Sgùrr a Chaorachain and Sgùrr Choinnich, 18th July 2026
Life's been busy lately and in some cases, frustratingly so. I've been trying to get a free weekend to get out for a couple of months, but the weather's either been rubbish, or I've had other things on, including the building of a new fence in my back garden. I did make a decision to get away this weekend however, and it looked from the forecast that I was lucking out with the weather. However, other acts of God were in play, and there was a huge wildfire at Glenmore, ploughing smoke south and for a while over the A9. I had picked a set of hills that required a bit of a journey to get there, so I decided to head up the A82 rather than the A9. I managed to get away just after 1700 on Friday. The day was very hot and there were multiple breakdowns on the Loch Lomond road, presumably from overheating engines. Progress was slow. I made it to Fort William at 1930 and stopped in for a haggis supper to keep me going for the next day. I made a stop at the Commando Memorial to ...
