the mountains
of Loch Laggan, Loch Treig,
& Loch Lochy

The Grampians
plenty of fine walking
including over ten Munro's and many "tops"

 

the two Munro's of
Beinn a'Chaorainn
& Beinn Teallach

 

a black start to the day
from the A86 road

on the
Beinn a'Chaorainn ridge
good views over Creig Meagaidh
the view looking north towards the Monadhllath Mountains
the descent to the col
before the ascent of Beinn Teallach
roy-bridge-5.jpg (16911 bytes) the summit of Beinn Teallach
with Loch Treig
and four Munros behind
roy-bridge-6.jpg (37794 bytes) easy slopes off the mountain

in the background is
Stob Coire Sgriodin 3202, and
Chno Dearg, 3433 feet
on the left
and Stob a'Choire Mheadhorn
3629 feet, and
Stob Coire Easain, 3658 feet
on the right

roy-bridge-7.jpg (24503 bytes) the river crossing was just a stream, and then through the forest track back to the car

 

Loch Lochy

a late lunch break on Sron a' Choire Ghairbh 3067 feet, after already completing Meall na Teanga 3008 feet

 

 

the peaks either side of Loch Treig

West the peaks are: Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin & and Stob Coire Easain

East the peaks are: Stob Coire Sgriodin & Chno Dearg

 

West of Loch Treig

around the 670 meter contour
you reach the ridge

middle is
Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin

right is
and Stob Coire Easain

the peak on the left is actually a high point on the ridge

approaching the summit of
Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin 3629 feet
the Summit cairn of
Stob Coire Easain
3661 feet
the long walk out down the Glen
the slopes on the left are from
Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin

whilst the pointed mountain
in the distance is
Stob Coire Easain

the hills just showing on the right are
the Grey Corries

 

 

East of Loch Treig

this picture taken in April
as the Spring thaw
was beginning to take hold,
the picture shows Stob Coire Sgriodin 3202 feet in the near right.

behind is Loch Treig,
with the two Munro's in the background Stob a'Choire Mheadhoin 3629 feet
and Stob Coire Easain 3661 feet.

the descent of
Stob an Fhuarain
968 metres
later the same day
on the descent of Chno Dearg,
3433 feet in late afternoon,
as the cloud was lifting,
the first views for two days

 

 

bridge Ben Alder

old Rickety bridge
near Ben Alder

 

Scottish mountains