269. Sgurr Mor (132), 22/06/2024

Here started the somewhat serious business of trying to climb 11 hills in a long weekend so as to make completion possible later in the year. As Ben eloquently put it: "We're not here to have fun, there's a job to do". Needless to say, we managed to have fun.

This is a hill where I'd been forced to turn back in atrocious conditions earlier in the year. Today the weather was OK if a little cloudy and we preferred to save the Saddle for a less cloudy day, so back we went to Glen Dessarry and over into Glen Kingie. Fording the river Kingie after 90 mins of walking was no trouble at all, but bear in mind this is what had ultimately turned me back on the previous venture for fear of being swept away.

The next section can only be described as arduous. We climbed steeply up soft thick grass for 500m of ascent to reach the ridge - it was sapping and made me feel unfit with the need for several stops. Once on the firmer ground of the ridge, it was of course easier going and we were soon on the cloudy summit. 

A bit of drizzle accompanied the first part of the descent, but that arduous grassy section was a blessing on the knees and we were soon back across the river and making our way out. We also had the good fortune to meet a cheerful fellow (also approaching completion) who gave us a small transportation hint for Loch Mullardoch two days later - more about that in another post.

We made it back to the car dead on the time in cicerone - 6h10, 19km, 1250m ascent.

The Corbett on Sgurr Mor's east ridge

The summit, plus a bit of weather

Ben looking pleased with himself