Last month’s walk: Ben Challum
Attendees: Alan, Di and Harry
As the weather forecast wasn’t too good for the Sunday and the 3 of us were able to change at a moments notice we climbed this Munro on the Monday instead. It was pretty much straight up from the car with a flattish, boggy bit in the middle and a double summit at the top. Full waterproofs were on from the halfway mark to the top but miraculously the rain went off and the clag cleared enough to get some views while we were sitting at the summit having lunch. The decent was much better. It got much brighter, the clag cleared almost completely and we could see for miles.
Sunday 20th September
I did mention last month that we should make September a weekend away. That hasn’t happened unfortunately as when I tried to book accommodation the Tulloch Station Bunkhouse and the Glen Nevis YH were both full for that weekend. I did intend trying some other places but have certainly now left it too late. So I apologise for that to the people who wanted to go. September will now revert to the usual day walk format.
Beinn a’ Chaorainn and Beinn Teallach just along the road a bit from Creag Meagaidh. These hills are probably right on the sensible limits for a day trip and can be found on the top right hand corner of OS map 41. The starting point is at Roughburn a few hundred metres east of the Laggan Dam. The Munro book reckons on 2 hrs 20 mins to Beinn a’ Chaorainn and just under 4 hours to Beinn Teallach so perhaps not too big a day.
Names please by Thursday 17th to enable cars to be arranged etc.
Other stuff:
The website is now up and running www.bemac.org Anybody who wants walk photos posted please either e mail them to me or send prints and I will scan them. Perhaps different people might like to write the walk report from time to time to get a different perspective on things.
Alan