My initial plan was to do 2 M-points beside Newtownmore but to no avail, I couldnae even find the road up to the Glen, ne'er mind the hills! So, plan B was to try for Sgor Gaoith. I drove past Feshiebridge and on to the car park, where I donned the sack and began the trek through the forest. It was a cold day and I was glad for all my gear. However, although I was on a track, I had gone on too far and began plodding up Carn Ghuithsachan. Unfortunately, this did not take my any nearer my objective and I had to descend to Loch Ghuithsachan, before re-ascending Carn Ban Beag - good practice for the BL hill race but I was eating into my sustenance before my main objective. I began the ascent up to Carn Ban Mor and by this time, I was plodding through knee-deep snow. Eventually, I approached the pointy summit of Sgor Gaoith and it was bitterly cold. I had my soup on the summit and took in the spectacular plunging cliffs above Loch Einich far below as well as Braeriach, beyond the Loch. I didn't hang about and began the long descent to the path proper - it wasn't long before I was back at the car and on the path that I should have been on - doh! A real tester of a hill in Winter but the views were amazing. One footnote was an old English guy, who turned back halfway up the hill because he was cold - he had hardly any gear and was shivering - silly auld fool. Thank god for mountain pro's like myself!
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