Brave even to get that far Frank! Good effort but the right decision. You could even do Creag Mhor from the other side now! Cycle right in to the base of the hill and up and back! Easy peasy!! Paulo
Cheers Paul, glad I got to that one as it was a steep pull up the hillside, weather was just getting worse and there’s no fun carrying on in that. Yeh I’ve got options now for Creag Mhor. Cheers again mate. ATB Franko.
Thanks Graeme, I don’t turn back often but I knew I wasn’t going to see anything if I went for the 2nd and I knew I had peat bogs to cross, nae fun🤣. Will tackle again when when forecast is favourable ☀️🏔🙏 Thanks again ATB Frank.
Cheers Graham, yeh I was nearly talking myself out of doing it and just using it as a recce mission, think I made right choice abandoning the 2nd summit tho. Thanks again, ATB Frank
Well done Frank 🏔️ especially in those conditions 😮 I loved how you described it as a breeze 🌬️ keeping you cool 😂 not a great advert for Rab waterproofs 😂 well done mate atb Brian 👍
Cheers Brian, hate the clag/rain/wind all together🤣🤣 the trs have alway let me down, but that was the 1st for the jkt, maybe it needs reproofing. Thanks again mate ATB Frank
Hi Mike, yeh I was swithering whether to do any of them. Decided to go for the 1st and see from there. Conditions were just worsening and I knew I’d see hee haw from the 2nd if I went for it. Thanks again ATB Frank
Weather looked pure pants Frank.Made the right decision to retrace ur steps as the Peat hag bealach in between the 2 Munros would have destroyed ur spirit.😂😂Still think going back in that way for Creag Mhor is a great option as it's a gradual climb up that path u spotted and reasonably dry which i wasn't expecting.Some people have taken in the top "Meall Tionail" on there descent back to Loch Lyon which they enjoyed. Never fancied the route from the other Glen as Walkhighlands puts up and I like to be different too,lol.😂👍
Cheers Andy, yeh it’s a nice cycle along the loch side and I’ll defo do Creag Mhor from same route. Yeh once I was up on summit ridge weather was closing in fast and I knew I had that big crossing which I didn’t fancy in those conditions 🤣🤣 btw that’s a steep pull up to the ridge, was knacked after it🤣. I may take in the other hill if time etc allows when I return. Cheers again mate ATB Frank
Well done getting the first one done Frank the weather been terrible lately so hard to plan anything, I done the 2 of them from kenknock was a long walk in to the first one was using my phone back them for gps and I ran out on way done the second one ended up getting lost for a bit think ended up doing 20miles that day was shattered. ATB Ally 👍 👍 👍
🤣🤣 big day that then for you Ally. Yip weather has been pants lately, got Creag Mhor done yesterday, started off glorious then clag came in 5 mins from summit so got no views from that either🤣🤣 I found coming in from Glen Lyon very good.👍 Cheers ATB Frank
Cheers Andrew, yeh there’s no fun at all when conditions are like that, I don’t mind going back in for the 2nd when the weather looks favourable.👍 The way I went Andrew is pretty good altho it’s a long walk in if you don’t have a bike. Cheers again mate. Frank
Hi Frank, Well done getting onto the first top with the shit conditions and not surprising you decided to leave the other for a better day. Enjoyed seeing the north side of the hill and glen as haven't been that far in the road before. Cheers, Charlie
Thanks Charlie, was undecided what to do, so I went for the 1st then make a decision from there. Weather got worse at the top so no way was I going for the 2nd. Just back from doing. Creag Mhor from same approach Thanks again Charlie, ATB Frank
Horrible conditions Frank and wise choice to bail when you did, no pleasure in that but well done on persevering for first Munro. Not a lover of waterproof trousers, they’re either crap or too warm, prefer to just take a change with me….take care mate, Steven 😊👍🏴🏴
Cheers Steven, glad I did the 1st as it wasn’t a wasted day. That was a steep pull by the way. I’m going back tomorrow to get that 2nd one done🙏 I’m a bit with you re waterproof trs, I think there sweaty as well and with lightweight walking trs being easy to dry it’s prob best just to carry on, unless it’s a monsoon. I’ll just need to remember to bring something to change I think back at the car. Thanks again ATB Frank
Hi Tom thanks for the comment, that was always the way I intended to reach them from Glen Lochay.then I saw a vid of someone doing them from Glen Lyon and thought it looked better. ATB Frank.
Class video Frank 😍👍..Hard going in those conditions mate..Love that area ..I’ve camped down at the other side of the Loch..Well done Frank 😁👏🏻⛰ Cheers Roberto
Cheers Robert, yeh I’ve had better hikes for sure, but good to keep the hill fitness up.👍 Saw a few campers at the 1st Dam you pass with good spots at the wee loch.⛺️👍 Cheers again mate ATB Franko.
Yeh, I see no point in carrying on in those conditions, no fun at all, I think I’ll tackle Creag Mhor from same route as this one. Easy cycle in and a nice gradual ascent to the summit, I’ll wait for a decent day tho.☀️🏔🙏 Thanks again, ATB Frank
Good call Frank, looked grim up there. I wouldnae be doing them both anaw. Always thought about the Glen Lyon approach for they 2 but me & steve got a guid wild camp on the both.
Very timely Frank and deffo good form getting one under your belt! Was just looking at this as a possible way in to these earlier today. Glad of the timings etc as i was looking at end of next month when the nights are drawing in.
Hi James thanks for the comments, yeh I thought I might as well keep my hill fitness up by attempting the 1st at least. There was no way I was heading for the 2nd once I reached the summit, I’ll save that for another day. I would thoroughly recommend this route and I’ll go this route again for Creag Mhor. Thanks again ATB Frank
Brutal weather that weekend Frank, i had a complete kit change sitting in the tailgate after 3 munroes in the Lawers range. There's only so much rain these so called waterproofs can cope with😢😅
Hi Alistair, weather has been so iffy at the moment. I’ll tackle Creag Mhor when there’s a good chance of seeing something from the summit. I’ll need to have a look at some decent waterproof trs as my Jottnar jkt is pretty waterproof. Have you done all the Lawers now.? ATB Frank
@@hikingwithfrank315 was planning on doing Coranaich and Choire Leith on past few days off but no decent weather window. So hopefully next week . Then I hope to make a light meall of Greagh and Garbh.
Atleast with that route you miss the big bog.. Two munros that I've still to do and the nearest still to do , think the big bog keeps putting me off , but since you've shown it from the North side mmm ? Wondering where you decided to cut off from the loch track? Do guys ( PA adventures , ECT) never use Strava ? Good way to show your exact route and photos , walk profiles and more .. Good way of keeping track of when you did the hills. If you took the walkhighlands way in for the other one can you not cycle right to its foot? Only 50 to go from this vid.. I'm stuck on 217 right now , not been out for over 6 weeks due to toe surgery , ingrown nail removal 😲
Hi, 1st up hope your recovering well, sounds painful. Yeh I was putting these off because of the stories about the peat bogs etc. I watched a vid going this way and looked a better alternative. I’m just back from doing Creag Mhor on sat and I went the exact same way and it was no bother at all. You cycle for 4.3 miles which takes around 50mins if your not stopping to film. You cut off the loch track just at a river crossing, at the other side of the crossing you can’t go any further because of a locked gate. The going up to Creag Mhor is very good from this approach, but you’d prob be doing both in the one go. Yeh you can cycle in from the other approach also. The cycle from loch Lyon is very picturesque and straight forward. Paul uses nice graphics to show his routes now, I’ll need to maybe get to grips with something like Strava. My vid for Creag Mhor should be ready by end of week and it’s a nice gradual walk up to it. Hope you get back out soon as I know what I was like with my ankle. I was off the munros for 8 weeks with. Thanks again ATB Frank.
Brave even to get that far Frank! Good effort but the right decision. You could even do Creag Mhor from the other side now! Cycle right in to the base of the hill and up and back! Easy peasy!!
Paulo
Cheers Paul, glad I got to that one as it was a steep pull up the hillside, weather was just getting worse and there’s no fun carrying on in that. Yeh I’ve got options now for Creag Mhor.
Cheers again mate.
ATB
Franko.
Well done Frank, sometimes not easy when conditions are like that. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Graeme, I don’t turn back often but I knew I wasn’t going to see anything if I went for the 2nd and I knew I had peat bogs to cross, nae fun🤣. Will tackle again when when forecast is favourable ☀️🏔🙏
Thanks again
ATB
Frank.
Good effort to get up there to the summit. It’s so easy to talk yourself out of it, when the clags down an the winds are up! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers Graham, yeh I was nearly talking myself out of doing it and just using it as a recce mission, think I made right choice abandoning the 2nd summit tho.
Thanks again,
ATB
Frank
Well done Frank, another one in the bag mate ..cheers Stevie
Cheers Stevie, one of those days where yer singing to yourself, should I stay or should I go now.🤣🤣
Cheers
ATB
Frank
Nice hike Frank. Wishing you a wonderful weekend. Take care 😊
Thanks very much, and hope you have a nice weekend also.👍
Well done Frank 🏔️ especially in those conditions 😮 I loved how you described it as a breeze 🌬️ keeping you cool 😂 not a great advert for Rab waterproofs 😂 well done mate atb Brian 👍
Cheers Brian, hate the clag/rain/wind all together🤣🤣 the trs have alway let me down, but that was the 1st for the jkt, maybe it needs reproofing.
Thanks again mate
ATB
Frank
Well done for persevering Frank.!..my last two outings have not gone to plan but had a great time anyway! ATB Mike
Hi Mike, yeh I was swithering whether to do any of them. Decided to go for the 1st and see from there. Conditions were just worsening and I knew I’d see hee haw from the 2nd if I went for it.
Thanks again
ATB
Frank
Weather looked pure pants Frank.Made the right decision to retrace ur steps as the Peat hag bealach in between the 2 Munros would have destroyed ur spirit.😂😂Still think going back in that way for Creag Mhor is a great option as it's a gradual climb up that path u spotted and reasonably dry which i wasn't expecting.Some people have taken in the top "Meall Tionail" on there descent back to Loch Lyon which they enjoyed.
Never fancied the route from the other Glen as Walkhighlands puts up and I like to be different too,lol.😂👍
Cheers Andy, yeh it’s a nice cycle along the loch side and I’ll defo do Creag Mhor from same route. Yeh once I was up on summit ridge weather was closing in fast and I knew I had that big crossing which I didn’t fancy in those conditions 🤣🤣 btw that’s a steep pull up to the ridge, was knacked after it🤣. I may take in the other hill if time etc allows when I return.
Cheers again mate
ATB
Frank
Drive home in ma knickers, 😆 good call mate 👍
Cheers Tam, only to the end of the lawers road then kegs back oan😂😂
Well done getting the first one done Frank the weather been terrible lately so hard to plan anything, I done the 2 of them from kenknock was a long walk in to the first one was using my phone back them for gps and I ran out on way done the second one ended up getting lost for a bit think ended up doing 20miles that day was shattered. ATB Ally 👍 👍 👍
🤣🤣 big day that then for you Ally. Yip weather has been pants lately, got Creag Mhor done yesterday, started off glorious then clag came in 5 mins from summit so got no views from that either🤣🤣
I found coming in from Glen Lyon very good.👍
Cheers
ATB
Frank
Looks familiar Frank. Rain, Clouds and mic playing up. At least you managed the 1! Still to do these two. Maybe next year I will bag them. 👍
Cheers Andrew, yeh there’s no fun at all when conditions are like that, I don’t mind going back in for the 2nd when the weather looks favourable.👍
The way I went Andrew is pretty good altho it’s a long walk in if you don’t have a bike.
Cheers again mate.
Frank
Hi Frank, Well done getting onto the first top with the shit conditions and not surprising you decided to leave the other for a better day. Enjoyed seeing the north side of the hill and glen as haven't been that far in the road before. Cheers, Charlie
Thanks Charlie, was undecided what to do, so I went for the 1st then make a decision from there. Weather got worse at the top so no way was I going for the 2nd.
Just back from doing. Creag Mhor from same approach
Thanks again Charlie,
ATB
Frank
Horrible conditions Frank and wise choice to bail when you did, no pleasure in that but well done on persevering for first Munro. Not a lover of waterproof trousers, they’re either crap or too warm, prefer to just take a change with me….take care mate,
Steven 😊👍🏴🏴
Cheers Steven, glad I did the 1st as it wasn’t a wasted day. That was a steep pull by the way.
I’m going back tomorrow to get that 2nd one done🙏
I’m a bit with you re waterproof trs, I think there sweaty as well and with lightweight walking trs being easy to dry it’s prob best just to carry on, unless it’s a monsoon. I’ll just need to remember to bring something to change I think back at the car.
Thanks again
ATB
Frank
We did them from Glen Lochay. A long walk in and out. ATB Frank.
Hi Tom thanks for the comment, that was always the way I intended to reach them from Glen Lochay.then I saw a vid of someone doing them from Glen Lyon and thought it looked better.
ATB
Frank.
Class video Frank 😍👍..Hard going in those conditions mate..Love that area ..I’ve camped down at the other side of the Loch..Well done Frank 😁👏🏻⛰
Cheers
Roberto
Cheers Robert, yeh I’ve had better hikes for sure, but good to keep the hill fitness up.👍
Saw a few campers at the 1st Dam you pass with good spots at the wee loch.⛺️👍
Cheers again mate
ATB
Franko.
@@hikingwithfrank315 😁👍
Thanks Frank nice video weather isn’t good at moment but nice hike
Thanks Andrew, yeh I’ve certainly had better, but keeps the legs ticking over. Hopefully tackle the other one tomorrow.
Thanks again
ATB
Frank
@@hikingwithfrank315 keep the videos coming mate
@@andrewkingdom will do Andrew, and thanks for the support.👍
I bailed after Heasgarnich too, ended up doing Creag Mhór after a cycle in from the A82 at Auch a month or two after
Yeh, I see no point in carrying on in those conditions, no fun at all, I think I’ll tackle Creag Mhor from same route as this one. Easy cycle in and a nice gradual ascent to the summit, I’ll wait for a decent day tho.☀️🏔🙏
Thanks again,
ATB
Frank
Good call Frank, looked grim up there. I wouldnae be doing them both anaw. Always thought about the Glen Lyon approach for they 2 but me & steve got a guid wild camp on the both.
Cheers Kev, yeh no way was I going for the 2nd.
Just back from tackling Creag Mhor from same approach 👍
ATB
Frank.
Very timely Frank and deffo good form getting one under your belt! Was just looking at this as a possible way in to these earlier today. Glad of the timings etc as i was looking at end of next month when the nights are drawing in.
Hi James thanks for the comments, yeh I thought I might as well keep my hill fitness up by attempting the 1st at least. There was no way I was heading for the 2nd once I reached the summit, I’ll save that for another day.
I would thoroughly recommend this route and I’ll go this route again for Creag Mhor.
Thanks again
ATB
Frank
@@hikingwithfrank315 thanks for the reply Frank. If you don't mind me asking, did you do an up and back or a circuit around the Coire Heasgarnaich?
@@james-kinnear hi James I just did up and back down same way, was the quickest option due to the weather.
@@hikingwithfrank315 Many thanks Frank, looking forward to your return trip.
Brutal weather that weekend Frank, i had a complete kit change sitting in the tailgate after 3 munroes in the Lawers range.
There's only so much rain these so called waterproofs can cope with😢😅
Hi Alistair, weather has been so iffy at the moment. I’ll tackle Creag Mhor when there’s a good chance of seeing something from the summit.
I’ll need to have a look at some decent waterproof trs as my Jottnar jkt is pretty waterproof.
Have you done all the Lawers now.?
ATB
Frank
@@hikingwithfrank315 was planning on doing Coranaich and Choire Leith on past few days off but no decent weather window.
So hopefully next week .
Then I hope to make a light meall of Greagh and Garbh.
@@alistairthow1384 yeh weather has been pretty rotten Alistair. Hopefully you can get them done soon, I’m trying for Creag Mhor again tomorrow.
Atleast with that route you miss the big bog.. Two munros that I've still to do and the nearest still to do , think the big bog keeps putting me off , but since you've shown it from the North side mmm ?
Wondering where you decided to cut off from the loch track? Do guys ( PA adventures , ECT) never use Strava ?
Good way to show your exact route and photos , walk profiles and more .. Good way of keeping track of when you did the hills.
If you took the walkhighlands way in for the other one can you not cycle right to its foot?
Only 50 to go from this vid..
I'm stuck on 217 right now , not been out for over 6 weeks due to toe surgery , ingrown nail removal 😲
Hi, 1st up hope your recovering well, sounds painful.
Yeh I was putting these off because of the stories about the peat bogs etc. I watched a vid going this way and looked a better alternative. I’m just back from doing Creag Mhor on sat and I went the exact same way and it was no bother at all.
You cycle for 4.3 miles which takes around 50mins if your not stopping to film. You cut off the loch track just at a river crossing, at the other side of the crossing you can’t go any further because of a locked gate.
The going up to Creag Mhor is very good from this approach, but you’d prob be doing both in the one go.
Yeh you can cycle in from the other approach also.
The cycle from loch Lyon is very picturesque and straight forward.
Paul uses nice graphics to show his routes now, I’ll need to maybe get to grips with something like Strava.
My vid for Creag Mhor should be ready by end of week and it’s a nice gradual walk up to it.
Hope you get back out soon as I know what I was like with my ankle.
I was off the munros for 8 weeks with.
Thanks again
ATB
Frank.
By the way... How's the ribs ?
Absolutely fine when walking etc, only feel a bit of discomfort when sleeping and lying on that side.