
Glen Shiel
Saddle, Forcan Ridge and Sgurr na Sgine, 1-3 June 2019
A blog post from one of our mountain adventures in the Scottish hills and mountains. Some days spend bagging the Munros on the south side of Glen Shiel, including the Forcan Ridge. John King and Christine Menhennet were leading, here's Christine's tale of the first day.
Saddle, Forcan Ridge and Sgurr na SgineDay 1 - Saddle and Sgurr na Sgine![]() ![]() The forecast heavy showers on top of the previous day's persistent downpours meant that fellow guide John and I, agreed an early decision to put aside the exposed Ridge as our chosen route to the summit of The Saddle – conditions would have been extremely slippy and not much scrambling fun. Instead, we followed the rough path that leads to the Bealach Coire Mhalagain; this path runs alongside one of those high level drystone dykes that make you wonder about the hand size of those who built them! Here and there we spotted Kingcups, Moss Campion and Lousewort nestling between the damp rocks. ![]() ![]() A ray or two of sunshine, the day's targets achieved and the possible need to distract minds from the strain on older knees, seemed to promote discussion, towards the rear of the party anyway – wide ranging discussion from the B- - - - t word, to films and books. By the end of the walk, those of us at the rear had shared many recommendations and I now have an even longer list of films and books I must experience, thanks to our cultured clients! Even Alistair admitted to having enjoyed the day – well, most of it! More photos by Christine Menhennet are here on Flickr. Share this page « next | previous » |

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