Beinn Eich

After a couple of 4 milers I was enticed back out today for a run up Beinn Eich at the top of Glen Luss. Apprehensive at my hardest run for a couple of months, we set off just before lunch time, the parking space at the top of the glen was taken so drove back to the bottom and started from there. Jogged up the glen taking in views of the surrounding tops dusted with snow. Left the road just before Edentaggart farm, feet soaking straight away through the swampy ground. The ground got firmer as we climbed, then the first squall hit, a mixture of hail and sleet, jacket on and we plodded up into a bit of a gale. The slope starts to ease about 2/3 of the way up and the snow got a bit thicker, the wind stronger, another squall, getting very cold now with the slow pace and the wind chill, so on with wooly hat and ski mitts to try and stay comfortable. Met some walkers on their way down muttering something about very windy at the top, and so it was, I tried to run the last few yards, going sideways rather than forwards, walked to the trig, a couple of pictures and offski running down through the snow. Good run down the snowy slopes at the top then a bit slippy towards the bottom. The usual trudge back down the road. We finished the 8 miles and 2700 of ascent in just over 2 1/2 hours. A few more pictures here.