The name is one of many associated with hunting and like several others suggests the presence of yelling or roaring stags. As part of my preparations for my trip to Antarctica I wanted to do an extended trip to improve fitness and resilience, preferably an overnighter, therefore carrying some weight over a couple of days. © Roger Vander Steen The walk begins from a parking area just west of the Loch Quoich dam, on the south side of the road. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and bird watching. We made short work of the final 200m (660ft) of ascent. I knew by now that we would be finishing in the dark. It is then a five kilometre climb up the ridge to the highest point, crossing the subsidiary top of Bac nam Foid (584 metres) on the way. © Roger Vander Steen Another 15 minute rest, drinking plenty of water and eating the last of my food and we were off. This is the classic view down the south west ridge to Loch Nevis. - E9E02D dalla libreria Alamy di milioni di fotografie, illustrazioni e vettoriali stock ad alta risoluzione. Neither of us felt like cooking. Here is a panorama back along our route from the top of Sgurr Beag. Number 9: Slioch (‘The Spear’) Slioch’s summit takes in the Torridon giants, the iconic An Teallach, the Fannichs range, as well as a sweeping view down to Loch Maree with glimpses of the … The bog crossing had a rather soupy reputation, but seemed rather unremarkable to us….just a bit muddy. To the south was Sgurr na Ciche; to the north was the long ridge of Sgurr a’Choire-bheithe. I had spotted an alternative stalker’s path marked on the map which led up the eastern slope of Meall a’Choire Dubh. Once found, it was obviously a beautifully constructed path but now unused and unmaintained. I travelled north on a Wednesday afternoon arriving in Fort William for an overnight stay a bit later than I had hoped. The Kinbreack bothy in Glen Kingie is a useful base for climbing the mountains in this area. Our final peak of the day is hidden behind Sgurr an Fhuarain. This would involve a 340m (1,100ft) loss of height and slightly more on the re-ascent. The fog had cleared and the sun was lighting up the south eastern horizon with yellow, orange and red strips though the cloud above was grey black. Unfortunately the path ends where it is shown as doing so on the map, shortly beyond a cairn two thirds of the way up. View looking north along Glen Quoich from Creag Bhaig, Mar Lodge, Deeside, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK, April 2016. Tomorrows Hills Gleouraich and Spidean Mialach to The North of Loch Quoich . It was 7.45am when we set off on our adventure, about 1½ hours after leaving Fort William. But I had in the car some Pringles and dips. Slowly making my way over the dome of Gairich Beag, I could see that there was still 180m (almost 600ft) of climb to do. Med ei høgd på 919 meter over havet har Gairich status som munro. We did not then know precisely where we would set up camp and there was still much rough ground to cover. There were a couple of steeper and narrower sections. - E9DXPG dalla libreria Alamy di milioni di fotografie, illustrazioni e vettoriali stock ad alta risoluzione. It can be approached via the Dam at the end of Loch Quoich or from the stalkers paths at Strathan, at the head of Loch Arkaig and has fine views in every direction. Loch Quoich from Gairich summit. Gairich is in fact the first peak in a chain of hills which extends westwards over the adjoining Munro of Sgurr Mòr to terminate at Sgurr na Cìche in the remote wilderness of Knoydart. Gairich Loch Quoich. It deteriorates a little in places between the two Sgurrs, but it certainly assisted legs that were now becoming weary. Your email address will not be published. We agreed on a plan which would pick up six Munros and two Corbetts over three days. The Loch surface was raised about 33m (100ft) in height and the surface area increased from 7.7 to 18 sq kilometres (3 to 7 sq miles). There is a locked gate at the end of the dam by the road so we climbed it and flopped over and walked the final 30 metres to the car. Rafe and Jim cross Quoich Dam: We crossed the dam - many photographs were taken of the reflections - before we arrived at the celebrated … December 2011. These two munros are connected by a high ridge and are commonly climbed together from the south using the network of stalker's paths. Water might not be available at any camping spot we found so we filled up our water bottles and I drank about ½ litre of water to attempt some re-hydration. Of course we should have been going east, but that way is blocked by steep broken slopes. She was sitting at the summit cairn as I arrived. Gairich from Loch Quoich Dam... One solitary Munro so far this year, and that was back in January, even our recent CMB trip to Kinlochleven provided no more than a low level trek over the Devil's Staircase to Kinlochleven, it really has been a bad few months weather wise. I think the experience can be classified as Type 2 on the Fun Scale (Google it if you do not know what this scale is). It was then a question of climbing the ridge until we found a suitable place to pitch the tents. And a view over Knoydart and to Beinn Sgritheall. Gairich is a mountain in Scotland situated on the southern side of Loch Quoich between Glen Kingie and Glen Garry in the Lochaber district of the Highland Council Area, 25 kilometres north-northwest of Fort William. It is drained by the Allt a' Choire Leith which flows northwards into Loch Quoich. Sgurr Mor was lightly covered. To be on such a remote summit at 7am is a privilege. The following morning was foggy and so we made our way carefully to the minor road that leads 22 miles further on to a dead end at Kinloch Hourn. So we shared these and they tasted like a gourmet meal! We still could not see the end point of our walk which was still 11km (almost 7 miles) away as that crow flew and probably half as much again for us to walk. A perfect winter day rewarded all 24 members and guests who attended this bus meet. Ben Aden lies at the west end of Loch Quoich in the western highlands about 25 miles north west of Fort William as the crow flies, but probably twice the distance to the start point for the approach. It is about a 16km (10 mile) walk to the summit of Ben Aden from the start. Description Gairich is located between Glen Kingie and Loch Quoich. Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Corbetts, Marilyns, Munros, Your email address will not be published. A direct descent denied by the waters of Loch Quoich sees the majority of approaches by a long eastern ridge which suddenly rears upwards to the summit. Having taken so long to get there (and we were a little weary) it merited a sit down and appreciation of the location. Upper Loch Quoich looking West Looking over to Gairich.The path zig zags nicely down to the car park among the trees on the loch side. The Walk It is seen as a conical peak when viewed from the Loch Quoich dam (see picture). Even in October you lose a lot of fluid. Gairich from Loch Quoich is a 9.7 mile out and back trail located near Invergarry, Highland, Scotland that features a lake and is rated as difficult. Gairich "'is a mountain in Scotland situated on the southern side of Loch Quoich between Glen Kingie and Glen Garry in the Lochaber district of the Fort William. Keeping the destination quiet for future ref Beinn Sgritheall This last shot also shows Garbh Chioch Mor, Ben Nevis on the distant horizon and where we were to camp on the north east ridge of Sgurr na Ciche (where the shadow cuts across the ridge just to the right of the bump). The dam at the east end is by far the largest one. Gleouraich and Spidean Mialach. Spidean Mialach ( 996m, 3267ft ) and Gleouraich ( 1035m, 3396ft ) in Knoydart. You can find out more about me by clicking on the “About Me” tab above. Tzvetie had waited for me here and then we descended to the col between Garbh Chioch Bheag and Sgurr nan Coireachan together. From Loch Quoich dam: kdbennett: 19/11/2017: Red Deer hairy ubit ptarmigan frogs 2 ravens very wet underfoot especially on the flat walk to the start of the ascent at NN065 996. The short section of scrambling near the summit was easy enough, back climbed it on way down No views in cloud from the start of the … We had now lost the wall. The eastern slopes of the mountain has the smaller Coire Thollaidh which also drains north into the loch. It was then navigation by GPS and head torch. Again we stopped for 10 minutes in the dark for more water. The Munros Almanac, Neil Wilson Publishing, 1991, Cameron McNeish, This page was last edited on 14 October 2018, at 06:48. First Luinne Bheinn and Mell Bhuidhe, remote Munros on the Knoydart peninsula. In the process Glen Quoich … It was sunny and, for October, warm with little wind. It lies at the eastern edge of the Knoydart peninsula at 887m (2,910ft) in height. As we descended the cloud level began to lift above the surrounding peaks and we were soon rewarded with a little warming sunshine and some good views WSW to Gairich, Sgurr Mor and Sgurr nan Coireachan, all of which sat above the southern shore of Loch Quoich.. We followed a faint path from the summit, which improved as we rounded the north side of a small peak (614m) to the west of Loch … Volcanic Seven Summits: Defining the Continents. I was keen to get through this section before the light finally went. Edwin Landseer was among many fashionable sportsmen who came here in the 19th century, and his best known paintings were inspired by the red deer of Glen Quoich. Hasselblad XPan 45mm. We returned to the car at 3am as the sun was rising, crashing there to grab 3 hours sleep before being woken up by sheep rubbing against the car. Western Loch Quoich It was 4.55pm when the Gairich summit cairn was finally reached – 3 hours from Sgurr an Fhuarain. Gairich Loch Quoich. With a height of 919 metres (3015 feet), Gairich qualifies as a Munro by just four metres. Start at the dam at the E end of Loch Quoich, NH069024. When the late afternoon light eventually broke through I was still high enough above the cloud inversion to take advantage of some well-earned winter light across these remote hills. [7] Glen Kingie itself can be a difficult barrier when approaching Gairich from the south with the River Kingie being an impossible obstacle when it is in spate and needing wading at other times because of the absence of bridges. But in the end it was not too bad. But beneath the cloud caps the weather was beautiful and we were accompanied by Brocken Spectres on the ridge between An Eag and Sgurr Beag. Gairich from Loch Quoich ist ein 9.7 Meilen langer Hin- und Rückweg in der Nähe von Invergarry, Highland, Schottland. We stopped for a bit in the cloud for food and drink before moving on. The Stalkers Path Looking Back on The Approach Path Below. Only once did we each manage to lose a foot in the bog. Gleouraich and Spidean Mialach. Download this stock image: Glen Garry, looking across Loch Quoich to Gairich, lichen-covered rock boulder - AX06GJ from Alamy's library of millions of high … Loch Garry was looking rather serene as we headed for Loch Quoich. It would then be possible tocanoe back across the loch and add Sgurr a‘ Mhaoraich to the day’s tally. Gairich Munro, marilyn: Gairich sett frå Loch Quoich… Guidebooks suggest that one should follow a path towards Lochan nam Breac and then make one’s way into the rough corrie of Coire na Cruaiche. Gairich er eit fjell i Skottland som ligg på sørsida av Loch Quoich mellom Glen Kingie og Glen Garry i Lochaber i Highland, 25 km nordvest for Fort William. Gairich from across Loch Quoich; 15th May 2010. climb Gairich would be to canoe across the loch and climb the hill by its broad north ridge. I had been with Sue as she was mopping up some final Munros before her “compleation” a week later on the Isle of Mull. I had warned Tzvetie that the next section was notoriously boggy. But there are two smaller ones at the west end that take the Loch over the natural watershed. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License. The ridge was now grassy. The way off Gairich to the east involves an initial steep section with a little bit of minor scrambling. Time taken: 4 hours. Crossing The Dam After Climbing The Locked Gate. The final section to the summit is a steep climb with one tricky narrow bit. This last picture also captures much of the rest of the route that day and indicated how much further we had to go as Tzvetie’s car was parked out of sight at the far end of the Loch. But there are two smaller ones at the west end that take the Loch over the natural watershed. Loch Quoich and Gleouraich and Spidean Mialach from Gairich in Knoydart. Gairich from across Loch Quoich; 15th May 2010. Thank you for taking the trouble to read this blog. Gairich from Loch Quoich - geograph.org.uk - 4249.jpg 640 × 330; 123 KB Gairich from Quoich dam.jpg 1,268 × 907; 155 KB Loch Quoich from Gairich summit.jpg 1,717 × 1,227; 138 KB This was to be one of our targets for the following day. It was approaching 3pm and daylight hours are not long at this time of the year. Views opened up back over Loch Quoich. Jonathan near the summit of The Inn Pinn. We discussed whether or not to take two cars (which we would) and what time we would leave… early! Shoreline of Loch Quoich with Gairich beyond A fine spring evening for a walk along the southern shore of Quoich. This would also avoid the sometimes horrendously boggy approaches to Gairich on the normal route from the dam on Loch Quoich. "A rain gauge at the west end of Loch Quoich (prior to the raising of the loch's level) used to give an average annual reading of about 400cm. Hasselblad XPan 45mm. Our spell of settled weather continued but we were to finish in the dark. The guidebook route would have avoided much of this. while I was away sweating up the side of mountains,the nephew had been relaxing at a mini Spa he stumbled upon during his own walk. As became common during the course of the day Tzvetie slowly but surely pulled away from me on the extended climbs. That day was certainly one of the hardest I have done in the UK. Required fields are marked *. Across the Loch Sgurr na Ciche glowed in the morning sun. Gairich er eit fjell i Skottland som ligg på sørsida av Loch Quoich mellom Glen Kingie og Glen Garry i Lochaber i Highland, 25 km nordvest for Fort William. 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