So not only did I survive the first night wild camping… it was the best sleep I’ve had in ages. And a good thing too – because I was taking on my first 2-in-1 munro hike the next day.
I was hoping for some Cruach-ing weather (sorry), but it was another misty day. Thankfully the ominous walls of fog lifted on the latter half of the walk, opening up some enormous views. But check out the fog over the Cruachan dam which brought flashbacks to dementors of the Potter-verse, or (for the oldies out there) the horror film “The Fog” – that was enough to keep the pace up!
The walk takes you up and around the Cruachan reservoir, before you head up Ben Cruachan itself which is a steep climb up to the summit at 1126m. You then head along the ridge to Stob Diamh (998m) and over another smaller peak before descending back to the reservoir. You can see my route on Strava here and a no-expense-spared illustration below:
I ran into to some fellow hikers Fiona and Katie, and Katie’s dog Misty – a pomsky! – and joined them from Ben Cruachan onwards. Fiona and Katie were great company and Misty was in her element trotting ahead picking out the path, and posing in choice places for photos, such as:
We had mist at the top of Ben Cruachan, but some views from Stob Diamh – here’s a selection of the best snaps.
That’s all for now, I’m off to choose where to walk tomorrow after my day off.
Only Young Twice 