VARIOUS STUFF - AONACH
BEAG & AONACH MOR WALK - May 2010
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The walk started from the campsite in Glen Nevis. This photo is actually taken the previous evening looking down the Glen. | |
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| | Looking back down the Nevis Gorge. |
Emerging from the Gorge heading to Steall Falls, seen on the right. | |
The walk then headed uphill for a long steep trudge up grassy slopes, nothing very photogenic especially under a cloudy sky - so I plodded on and didn't take any pics! But eventually the view opened up to reveal mountains as far as you could see. | |
I then turned to follow the cliff tops heading to Aonach Beag, passing remains of the winter's snow. | |
The view. Steall Falls, which I passed earlier, is now far below in the centre of the photo | |
Nearing Aonach Beag on the right, with Ben Nevis to the left. | |
In the snow on top of Aonach Beag, looking to Ben Nevis. | |
The view south from Aonach Beag to the Mamores and the mountains of Glencoe beyond. | |
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Aonach Mor seen from Aonach Beag, taking care not to get too near the edges with their large cornices of snow. | |
Heading down from Aonach Beag to Aonach Mor. | |
At the summit of Aoanach Mor, looking back to Aonach Beag. | |
The view east from Aoanach Mor to the Grey Corries and in the far distance on the left are the snowy Cairngorms. | |
Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis from Aoanach Mor. | |
Cornices along the edge of Aonach Mor. | |
More cornices, this one looks about to collapse. | |
The top of the Aonach Mor ski slopes as a small hail shower passes behind. | |
Looking down the ski slopes to Loch Eil. | |
The view North East down the Great Glen. | |
Making my way back down Aonach Mor. Yes, OK, I cheated! This is obviously taken from onboard a gondola. I had walked down the slopes to the Gondola station then lept aboard for a lift to the ski centre. But I still had to walk back from the centre to the road for a bus back to Fort William, and my walk had started at the Glen Nevis campsite - a long way and I deserved a bit of help! |
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