WALKING THE MUNROS: Fisherfield Hills, Torridon's and a late night on Ben Wyvis

Friday 6th

After having a slow morning in Kyle of Lochalsh we made the decision to head north and climb the very mellow and short Fionn Bheinn to loosen off our tired legs and make some progress from the day.

Saturday 7th

The plan for the day was to go up Slioch and then walk the Fisherfield 6, a day we were both looking forward to after hearing about its reputation. But unfortunately due to the poor weather conditions it became another day of walking through low cloud and rain. After 13 hours of walking we decided to stay in Shenavall bothy and have an early night.

Sunday 8th

After having a surprisingly comfortable sleep we only had 2 hills on An Teallach to do that day. However it didn't end up being that simple because we became separated in the cloud. I (Joe) had the map and found my way onto the first summit but unfortunately Pete ended up around a group of tops south of the An Teallach. After an hour of constant shouting to each other and Pete finding his way by leaving a trail of mars bars behind him we found each other and carried on to the last hills and dropped off into Dundonnell. The plan was then to hitch hike back to the van back in Kinlochewe along a road with the nickname 'Destitution road' (A832) built during the 1840's to provide employment during times of famine.

Monday and Tuesday 9th & 10th

Torridon day! Again these were another group of hills that many people have previously raved about and it was a promising start as we woke up to sunshine and clear skies. The weather held at first and we climbed Sgurr Mhor and its partner with great panoramic views of the area but unfortunately it didn't last and by the time we were on Liathach the cloud came in once more and the rest of the day was a similar story. After descending Beinn Eighe in the dark we still both felt good so we decided to drive over to Ben Wyvis and climb it in the early hours of the morning. After walking through the darkness and further cloud we finally reached the summit and made it back down to the car park for 5:00am.

Climbing Ben Wyvis early this morning gave us the opportunity for a rest day so we're now in Inverness buying our final food shop, eating at a Chinese buffet and relaxing.

Shenavall bothy