Seana Bhraigh

It had been two months since my last Munro outing. However, a week in Achiltibuie meant that I had my eye over this beauty. I left early to head out on the single track road in the dark and arrived at Inverlael car park for 0700. It was a 14km walk to the summit and I fair stormed across and into the glen. It was very temperate and as I ascended up the zig-zag path, I began to melt. The views up to Beinn Dearg started to open up and I could Beinn nan Enanglair peeping out. From the top of the zig-zag path, it was relatively featureless terrain so I got the head down and powered along the wee path. I wasn't prepared for the scenery over the lip and up to the three lochains but as the sun rose, I was stunned by this area of wilderness. The lochans below the cliffs to the South were partly frozen and beyond was a white plain, which seemed to extend for miles.

The terrain became consistently snow-clad and what was more, it was firm under foot. Frozen by a coruscating wind, it was an absolute joy to traverse over and down to the Cadha Dearg. I was blown away by the vast chasm which extended North-West and the cliffs over to Seana Bhraigh were beautifully precipitous. I took some tea and food here as I'd been walking solidly for about 2 hours. The wind was chilly, a reminder that Winter is not quite over yet. The walk over and up to the summit afforded my 3rd surprise of the day - the Creag an Duine ridge, which looked outstanding - already a plan to come back again for this hill was shaping. As I ascended on to the summit proper, the cornices were evident and huge. The summit sits right on the lip of the coire and presents a lovely spot to the Eastern and Northern hills. I sent a text to my wife and began the return home, which in itself was an absolute pleasure with views back over to Cona Mheall and Beinn Dearg. A fantastic day on my 230th Munro. Quite possibly one of the most wild and best of the Munros.