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Bac an Eich - Horse Hill, March 2023

Mountain height 849m, about 19km, 8 hours
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  • A herd of deer watched us stumbling through the grass and heather

    A herd of deer watched us stumbling through the grass and heather

  • Slogging through the boggy land

    Slogging through the boggy land

  • Approaching a shoulder of Bac an Eich - which proved even more intimidating than it looked!

    Approaching a shoulder of Bac an Eich - which proved even more intimidating than it looked!

  • View from Sgùrr Toll Lochain

    View from Sgùrr Toll Lochain

    All the peat hags we had had to negotiate! Luckily the many showers were always around us, never upon us...

  • The Strathfarrar munros to the south

    The Strathfarrar munros to the south

  • The summit of Bac an Eich with the muddy ridge leading towards it

    The summit of Bac an Eich with the muddy ridge leading towards it

    Below Loch Toll Lochain

  • We could easily circumvent most of the peat hags on the ridge

    We could easily circumvent most of the peat hags on the ridge

  • While nearing the summit, suddenly a snow shower was upon us!

    While nearing the summit, suddenly a snow shower was upon us!

  • Mark, Hussain, Valentina, Dee, Paul, Jim and Hugo

    Mark, Hussain, Valentina, Dee, Paul, Jim and Hugo

  • Going down the slippery slope

    Going down the slippery slope

    The "orb" in the picture is just a water drop on the lens

  • We descended along the right top side of this idyllic gorge

    We descended along the right top side of this idyllic gorge

  • An enticing view - considering our tired limbs and all the rough ground we still had to traverse

    An enticing view - considering our tired limbs and all the rough ground we still had to traverse

    Silent witnesses of the clearances down there

  • The track along the River Meig and Loch Beannacharain began as a well defined path - but deteriorated to nothing further on

    The track along the River Meig and Loch Beannacharain began as a well defined path - but deteriorated to nothing further on

    So the last 5km were again a slog

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