The weather forecast for the 27th May was uncharacteristic - potential snow showers and sunshine. Fraser, David C and I all headed north to bag 'the hidden peak of Glencoe' and it was a promising start to the day. We headed up the farm path and bade hello to the farm owner who promised us that it would be hoaching with like-minded folk. The walk up past the burn was very pleasant indeed but I knew that we were in for some steep climbing further up as the craggy North face loomed of Sgor na-h-Ulaidh. We took to the slopes of Stob an Fhuaran and the climb was pretty unrelenting and arduous. Meanwhile, the sun shone and all was quiet in the glen with a few folk well behind us. Hopefully, we'd have the summit to ourselves. The only sounds were the laboured puffs of me and my compadres and it seemed an age before we attained the latter peak. A great place for a spot of lunch afforded fantastic views down Glen Etive, to Ben Nevis and Bidean nam Bian - the views were fantastic and we all ate in wonder at the silence of it all (apart from the munching of Thai Pringles). We headed down to the bealach and before long were heading up the final pull to the summit cairn by which point it had begun to snow. We didn't hang about. The descent was rapid but sustained on the thighs and we were back at the car in 5 hours - a very decent time. A wee hauf in the Bridge of Orchy hotel (who now have their own beer - fine) and a great day was had with some fine banter and flake-catching.
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