Our intention had been to claim the Carn Mor Dearg Arete. Unfortunately the weather conspired against us. I was in prime position to provide a very local weather forecast ie staying with my mum whose house looks out over Ben Nevis and CMD arete and when I woke up on Saturday morning there was no Ben Nevis. After conferring on the phone I went to join Aud, Nick and Mo at the bunk house in Kinlochleven. We decided to walk to the Blackwater Reservoir. Probably the quickest 10 mile walk ever completed because the dreaded midges were out in their hoards. First time this summer the wee blighters have disturbed me. And they made up for it. But then this was prime time for them: humid, still, August and through woodland and ferns.
A brilliant day finished off with afternoon tea with my mum and The Girls in the Nevis Sport cafe. Here's to our next venture.
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