Day 1 : Loch Duich, with Ratagan and Ratagan YH on the south shore

Sgurr na Creige seen from Glen Shiel

Loch Coire nan Crogachan with the Five Sisters of Kintail in the background

The Saddle becoming clearer on my approach

Sgurr Leac nan Each, one of the tops on this undulating ridge

The trigpoint on The Saddle, a snow and hailshower on the ridge leading towards The Saddle caused a nasty fall backwards which could have been fatal

Sgurr na Sgine was my next goal

This nasty screegully with a lot of red gravel and loose rock turned out to be blocked by a very slippery sloping slab near the bottom. It took me an hour to get down and back up again, draining all my energy

The need to go back up again made me feel quite desperate

The gully seen from the col between Sgurr na Sgine and Sgurr a Bhac Chaolais. A drystone wall southwest from Sgurr na Sgine led to this col

The huge rockface of Sgurr na Sgine with the wall on the left

Sgurr a Bhac Chaolais. My plan was to camp on the other side but after starting at 8 am and a lot of going up and down I was exhausted at 8 pm and decided to camp 20m below the summit (885m) on a patch of grass just big enough for my Akto. Luckily for me there was no wind at all that night.

Day 2 : Although the weather was perfect to do the South Clunie ridge I decide to get down to Glen Quoich

Alltbeithe in Glen Quoich

Aonach air Chrith seen from my ideal camping spot on the south side of the River Loyne

Druim Shionnach

Creag a Mhaim, the most easterly Munro of the South Cluanie ridge

A windless camp on this second day also

Day 3 : Spidean Mialach from the ascent of Mam na Seilg

Glen Garry from the top of Mam na Seilg

Showers frequented the hills now but I walked in sunshine all day

Disaster area after treefelling

Day 4 : looking northwest from the col southeast of Laggan, heading for Glen Turret

Stob Coire Poite Ardair and Creag Meagaidh looking very impressive from the col