Setting off up the track, looking to the West (Loch Trieg hills)	The long walk in, wading through the snow.
No other walkers out, but loads of deer.	Creag Meagaidh, across Loch Laggan.
And at the end of January we returned up the road with Stuart for another attempt.	Less snow, but much colder.
Lochan Na Earba looking resplendent
Creag Pitridh and Geal Charn on the left, and our hill up there on the right.  The only tracks now were a set of skis and the deer.
Second attempt, looking back to Grey Corries (?), Glen Spean and Creag Meagaidh in the sun. Should have done that one!
	As we went different ways on different days the following are from the first aborted attempt.
	Just to get up there now.
	Creag Pitridh and Geal Charn catch the sun.
What avalanche risk?	Mighty view of Stob Coire Sgriodain I think?
And more up.	Quick bite of lunch before the next assault.  It was about here I lost a tooth.
Looking North West - many fine hills, I think that's Beinn a Chaoraing to the right of middle?  It was about this time that we decided we weren't going to make it, and  we turned back. Even without a summit it was a great day to be out on the hills, as you can see.

It's a big one. What a vista, thought I should let it run large.  Still not mastered any fancy software to display it better, so tough!  From the slopes of Beinn a Chlachair looking West - Loch Treig hills, and maybe the start of the Grey Corries/Aonach Mor?, then down Glen Spean, to who knows where, and round to the North via Beinn a Chaoraing to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Creag Meagaidh, Puist Coire Arhair and Na Cnapanan.  Fantastic.

And so the long walk back commences, with plenty of bogs to fall in and stuff too - what fun.
Beinn a Chlachair still looking inviting.  But it was too late.	Sun beginning to disappear
The trudge back.
And on the second attempt when the snow was less, and the track clearer, we followed it (or tried).
Before the steep and somewhat scary bit of climbing.  And the snow and mist.  Creag Pitridh would have been easier, but not as much fun!	Steep and icy.  Snow started too, just to add to the fun.
	And reunited on the plateau, safe and sound.
This is the top, I hope.  It was certainly around here somehere according to the GPS.  Not much else to take pictures off unfortunately.	So any idea how we get down now?
Lost again.	Oh well, lets just go this way?

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