In an effort to make the most of the Summer and get out more frequently, I cleared my schedule for a Saturday to make sure I could get at least two new Munros added to my list.
Some plans were made and didn't pan out, but I was still up at 0615 and ready to leave the house for just after 7am on a wet morning in Glasgow.
Just east of the city, it seemed to be completely dry and I had a good, clear run up the road to Auchallater at Glenshee, where I arrived at 0920.
Rather than walk the 5k on the Land Rover track, I decided to take the bike
It was fairly slow going, but still faster than walking.
Once I got to the lodge about 1000, I stashed the bike behind a heathery clump and started the ascent up and alongside Loch Callater.
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| Loch Callater |
It was easy going along the stalkers paths, and the climb was very easy, so I found myself moving quickly.
I got to the fence line which marks the ascent up to the summit of Carn an-t Saigart Mor and started to follow it, gaining 200m or so to the summit. As I climbed, I started to come across some wreckage of the Canberra crash from the 50's - a remarkable amount.
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| Wreckage |
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| Engine piece |
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| Electrics |
I pressed on for the summit. The summit has 2 cairns, 150m from each other, so I visited both just to be sure, about 1130, and had a roll. It was in mist, so I had to navigate between them.
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| Summit cairn 1 |
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| Summit Cairn 2 |
From there I headed for Carn an-t Saigart beag, rather than following the stalkers paths.
I came down a little and discovered the biggest piece of wreckage:
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| Canberra wing |
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| Canberra wing detail |
It's quite amazing that this was never recovered, and that the paint has survived 60 years on the summit of a Munro.
I pressed on, to the summit of Carn an-t Saigart Beag, then over to The Stuic, which was looking fantastic.
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| The Stuic, right |
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| Lovely rock formations looking over the lochans |
It stayed dry, but with a cold wind and I wandered over from the Stuic, by map and compass in the mist to the summit of Carn a' Choire Bhoideach, at 1250.
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| Carn a Choire Bhoideach |
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| Summit Selfie |
I headed back to the big stalker's path and followed that back round to the fence line on Carn an t-Saigart Mor, then back alongside Loch Callater where I met a huge group of older walkers who were just starting their walk for the day.
I was back at the bike at 1420 and made it back down the 5k track in a little over 12 minutes.....
Here's the video of the hike and the ride out:
Munro Count: 155
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