Traveled up to Fort William on Friday after work and set up in Glen Nevis campsite for the weekend. Having run roon the mamores twice, I was hopeful this would be third time lucky, round the tops instead of the bottom. Parked at Achriabhach, the lower falls car park and just after nine started up Mullach Nan Coirean, the first in a chain of 10 Munro's with a couple of minor tops thrown in. From the Mullach's summit most of the rest are on an undulating ridge which snakes its way high above Kinlochleven to the far end of Loch Eilde Mor before crossing back towards Glen Nevis for the last of the tops, Sgurr Eilde Mor and Binnein Beag. The three out and backs along the ridge are tough, Sgurr a Mhaim, An Gearanach and Binnein Mor. The round is twenty something miles and 12000' of up and down. Low point, traverse from An Garbhanach to Na Gruagaichean, high point, fresh fruit salad on the top of Na Gruagaichean. Took nearly 4 litres of water, sandwiches, flapjacks and sweets, used snow on my head and down my back to cool me down on Binnein Mor and picked up a welcome extra litre of water in the Alt Coire a Bheinnein. Finished in 12 hours 14, it would have been nice to get under 12 but a poor choice off the last hill into Glen Nevis probably made the difference. Weather superb, mixture of sun and shade with a gently cooling breeze most of the way. Not easy ground to run over, lots of rocks, even the grassy bits were rocky. Watched an Eagle dive bomb a herd of deer on a ridge high above as I crossed from Sgurr Eilde Mor to Binnein Beag. Slow drive home today stopping at Glencoe Village for a quick up and down the Pap to stretch my legs, stunning views.
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