Roybridge October 2-9

October 2: Left home at 9.30. Stopped in Dunblane at 7ish for a meal at the Dunblane Hotel. OK, but not great. Then carried on to Roybridge- arrived at 9.50. After I had settled in, I went for a walk over the railway line & along a track by the side of the river but could not find the bridge (well it was dark.)

October 3: Raining hard in the morning, so went back to bed after breakfast. I slept until 11.00, eventually set off at about 12 for Cruach Innse. Had lunch at Insh, then left the path and headed up steep ground up the South East ridge, reached the summit at 4, then on to Sgurr Innse, very craggy, on the summit at 5.30, left 10 minutes later, down Corrie Lair, overshot the turning to AC, reversed then headed NW along the tramway. I met an unfriendly wildcat after about 15 minutes, then a v. steep descent to Glen Spean, back at 9.40, 5 minutes after a train came past.

October 4: Late start, arrived Fersit at 11.15, headed for Stob Coir Mheadhoin. Retreated 330 metres below the summit, too windy, crossed the Allt Coire Lair at the dam, back to car at 5.30, very windy, also windy at AC.

October 5: Left at 1030, headed for Lairig Leachach Bothy. Climbed steeply to the tramway, then walked along the tramway, v. wet, skirted around streams. Could not cross the stream flowing down the Lairig. Crossed some rough ground, then rejoined the main path. Stopped for lunch at 2, arrived at Bothy at 3.10, left 3.30 back at AC at 7pm.

October 6: Due at Corrour, packed up and shopped. Got the 12.13train from Tulloch. Chatted to a couple in the train and had a coffee at the Station House. Eventually set off at 3.45 for Leil Uilleim, very wet, fell over on the horribly boggy path, then it rained hard for about half an hour. Carried but at 5.30, headed back down the corrie, back at 7.10.

October 7: Set off for Rannoch at 10.00. v.hard going. At first I went cross country, then headed for the path, then briefly along a track which brought me a to the railway line. Then walked across the moor across rough ground constantly stopping to cross streams, incredibly boggy & wet ground. At 2 headed for the forest above Loch Laidon. It then warmed up slightly, spotted a building and what I thought was a path, which was a v. boggy ramp, then on a track and on the station. Back at Corrour by 3.20, then walked along the path to Ossian, then to the railway track and back along the line to Corrour.

October 8: Set off at 9.40, headed for Leim Uilleim again, this time by the South ridge. Very windy, cloud base at 600m. One steep section up a gully, retreated at 12.20 a few yards short of the summit, so it would give me a good reason to do it again in good weather. Descended by the ascent route, avoided the gully, lunch at 1.30, then back to the station at 2.40. back to Tulloch at 3.40.
Good week