Carn Ghluasaid, Sgurr nan Conbhairean, and Sal Chaorinn

I presume fantastic views, but not much to see on the last Wednesday in February.

Off we go, from Loch Cluanie, up the old military road.

First view down Loch Claunie, with the bottom of the South Glen Shiel Ridge under the cloud

Helpful line of rocks heading up.

The top of Carn Ghluasaid is rather flat and featureless, and in the mist I thought this might be the top.

Could still make out the rather large snow corniches which I avoided

Another cairn, and some research suggests this may be the top.


With a bit of map and compass work I eventually found the top of  Sgurr nan Conbhairean.
 I hope?

Can anyone confirm if this is the summit cairn?

Crossing the ridge down from Sgurr nan Conbhairean I got occassional glimpes of how high
 up I was.

Looking across to Stob Coire na Craliag I think, from which I got great views of these hills the following week.

And I think this is the top of Sal Chaorinn

Looking forward it seemed all downhill, so that must have been the summit, then I noticed a bit of a hill over there!

Looking back at what I think was the correct top of Sal Chaorinn from further North

However just to make sure I did the next top

No, that one back there was definitely higher.

No more uphill, so job done.

Another cairn

Definitely the top?

And a cairn on the peak above Gorm Lochan, just for the hell of it.

The views do make it all worthwhile

Gorm Lochan, with ice pack!

A view of something at last

And a  final shot of Loch Cluanie, with South Glen Shiel Ridge still in the clouds - but check
 next week up A' Cralaig for something more impressive.

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