Meall a’Chrasgaidh (934m), Sgurr nan Clach Geala (1093m) and Sgurr nan Each (923m) 6th June 2010

The walk in

 

Meall a’Chrasgaidh (934m)

These three Munros are in the Fannaichs, although only one is a Marilyn, but Chris and I decided they would be a good objective for a cloudy and humid day. The car was parked at a large parking area on the Gairloch road, near Loch a’Bhraoin. We started walking at 10.15 am and soon bumped into Rob Woodall, who had just climbed these hills and the nearby Corbett Tops and was on his way back. We took the track that headed towards Loch a’Bhraoin and then took the path that branched off this and headed for the pass between Sgurr Breac and Sgurr nan Clach Geala, alongside the Allt Breabaig. Shortly after fording this river we left the path and started the climb up Meall a’Chrasgaidh. It was steep and hard work, we were soon in the cloud and rain was in the air. We reached the summit at 12.50 pm and sat by the cairn in the mist eating our lunch.

 

Chris at the trig on Sgurr nan Clach Geala

Heading for Sgurr nan Each

 

Sgurr nan Clach Geala (1093m) and Sgurr nan Each (923m)

After lunch we descended on a path, in the mist, and made a detour to Carn na Criche. Below this Munrp Top the mist cleared for a while but by the time we got to the top it had closed in again. After Carn na Criche we paid close detail to navigation, as the col was confusing in the prevailing conditions and it would have been easy to go wrong. We found a path that climb Sgurr nan Clach Geala, on a ridge that quite narrow. It fell in cliffs and crags on one side and would have been a delight in clear weather. The mist had turned drizzly and the wind had increased with the altitude and it wasn’t very pleasant. We reached the summit of Sgurr nan Clach Geala at 2.50 pm, marked by a cairn and a broken trig point. We carried on along the path up to Sgurr nan Each, the top of which we reached at 4 pm. By this stage we were anxious to be off the hill as we had had enough, but worse was to follow. On the descent to the col between Sgurr nan Each and Sgurr nan Clach Geala it started to rain heavily and despite our waterproofs we became soaked. The ground was wet underfoot and all the burns were in spate, and it really wasn’t much fun. We found a minor path and this brought us to the main path by the side of the Allt Breabaig. We crossed the river at the same point as before and noted that it was higher than it had been in the morning. It was a long trudge to the car, which we reached at 6.50 pm, but we felt we had thoroughly deserved our beer.

 

The long trudge to the car…

 

The Allt Breabaig