tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post1554005606298632784..comments2024-01-04T15:54:01.177+00:00Comments on Afoot in the Hills: Wednesday 26 June - Stuchd an Lochain 960mafootinthehillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-47617771649428813032019-06-30T12:45:38.954+01:002019-06-30T12:45:38.954+01:00Predictive text has now entered Lochan Daimh in my...Predictive text has now entered Lochan Daimh in my last comment. One last try: Loch an Daimh. Thanks for NOT picking me up on these mistakes Dave!afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-15092128661613098202019-06-29T22:21:52.523+01:002019-06-29T22:21:52.523+01:00I can remember a few years ago Upper Glendevon Res...I can remember a few years ago Upper Glendevon Reservoir was so low that we could have walked across the inflow but we decided not to. We were even a bit worried about standing beside an exposed sheep fold down by edge of the water. I note for some reason I’ve been inserting ‘nan’ in Lochan Daimh. It’s impossible to scroll through the post and edit errors on the phone.afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-19181593417068031762019-06-29T19:52:39.135+01:002019-06-29T19:52:39.135+01:00I should also say that the level of the loch itsel...I should also say that the level of the loch itself was low, so I'm guessing there had been a spell of dry weather leading up to the day.Davehttps://ossroad.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-72566725997945123902019-06-29T19:48:13.023+01:002019-06-29T19:48:13.023+01:00I crossed the inflow, Gibson, and some distance fr...I crossed the inflow, Gibson, and some distance from the loch itself. It was down to a series of trickles at the time, although I was a bit nervous about how secure the sand might be. When I got down close enough to inspect I could see that there were lots of animal tracks (deer mostly) so I made a few tentative tests and then managed to cross.<br /><br />On reflection it probably wasn't the Davehttps://ossroad.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-52945969452344500912019-06-29T12:33:45.168+01:002019-06-29T12:33:45.168+01:00Hi Dave. Glad you got it in good weather second ti...Hi Dave. Glad you got it in good weather second time round. It’s a Corbett Top not a Corbett Dave, and is the 887m top I mention now named Creag an Fheadain after the ridge of that name running north-west which as I understand you descended. I wish we’d thought of doing that! <br /><br />Do you mean you were able to cross Lochan nan Daimh? afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-26393494085813982812019-06-28T20:15:43.833+01:002019-06-28T20:15:43.833+01:00First time I set out to climb Stuchd an Lochain we...First time I set out to climb Stuchd an Lochain we were staying in Dunkeld and it had rained all the way to the road by the Dam. I persuaded myself that it would pass and, sure enough, it didn't and I ended up huddled under the edge of a clump of conifers with a cup of coffee and whatever it was I had to eat. I made it to the top, could see next to nothing, and returned to the car in a mood Davehttps://wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-20818955246726240742019-06-28T19:02:10.958+01:002019-06-28T19:02:10.958+01:00I’m not surprised you encountered hostility during...I’m not surprised you encountered hostility during the shooting season (cull) Conrad. We also climbed it in August but chose a Sunday. Glen Lyon is notoriously unfriendly to walkers but the guy we met recently was very friendly and gave us a wave. Why do I always find errors in a post immediately after it’s published? afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-60467750835955155052019-06-28T11:47:50.697+01:002019-06-28T11:47:50.697+01:00My ascent was on 23rd August 2004 with my friend P...My ascent was on 23rd August 2004 with my friend Pete. We met a guy in a Land Rover with guns in the back, I can't remember exactly where - he was not pleasant. The weather was poor and we didn't see the lochan - glad you had better weather.Sir Hughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908756392825206914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1089596276538867573.post-40927827569228763802019-06-27T21:46:36.576+01:002019-06-27T21:46:36.576+01:00I can’t edit the superfluous ‘of any ascent’. I can’t edit the superfluous ‘of any ascent’. afootinthehillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670636358354420373noreply@blogger.com