Emma and I had been staying up in the Black Isle and the weather had been splendid. However, I was convinced by Emma that it would be better to just do the one Munro, rather than two I had planned and she was right, in that it was brutally hot for hill-walking. We arrived at the car park in Achnasheen and were almost mauled by a tiger-ish cat leaping from the woods up to the road. Cuteness. We started up the path and remembered the last time we ascended this route over 3 years ago to take in the Corbett, Meall a Chaorain. By default. Ahem. Anyhoo, we got to the bog-fields and made our way up the 1st peak before Fionn Bhein. In the heat of the day, we were struggling to keep hydrated but we strode on. Emma moaned the whole way up but I knew once we got to the top, she'd appreciate the fine views and solitude. We topped out to stupendous views of Liathach, An Teallach and many more. The North face of Fionn Bhein was also quite dramatic with plunging cliffs and a heap of snow. We had lunch, several pee-stops to ourselves and began the descent, which was done in quick-time. And at the bottom, we consumed the Orkney Ice Cream from the wee cafe, which was magic. Moaning aside, it was a grand day oot!
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