4 July 2010

An attempt on Slioch

Staying in a hotel in Gairloch, an attempt on Slioch finishing in driving rain at Coire na Sleaghaich.

Route: From the Incheril car park along a fair path by the loch crossing one significant stream on stones to a bridge over another major stream. Thence on a rocky muddy path up into the Coire na Sleaghaich aiming at a saddle from Sgurr Dubh but we were driven back at this point by rain, hail, wind and low cloud.

Conditions: Some initial cloudy sun in a freshening breeze. Later, heavy rain and hail and a strong wind.

Pub: Kinlochewe Hotel for An Teallach Ale company An Teallach and Isle of Skye Beinn Eighe.