looking down Allt Coire na Bà
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The Alex MacIntyre Memorial Hut
On Friday Alan, Ian and Bev started at Kinlochleven, walked up past the waterfall and then took the stalker's path up the side of Allt Coire na Bà up to the col between An Garbhanach and Na Gruagaichean, and then along the very windy ridge to the minor summit. We then dropped down to the col to the SE, up to the summit of of Na Gruagaichean and then down the South ridge. Ian dropped down into the corrie to the left to play on his snow blades, while Alan and Bev continued along the ridge and down the end, practicing ice axe braking in some large steep patches of snow.
looking down Allt Coire na Bà
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Ian playing with his snow blades
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Beinn na Caillich and Loch Leven
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The ridge we came down
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Another view of the ridge with our footprints
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Looking back up the South Ridge. Ian is a tiny dot on the right
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Saturday, Alan, Bev, Chris, Dave and John parked at the new car park over the railway line from Torlundy, then walked up the Allt a' Mhuillin valley to the CIC hut.
We then climbed no. 4 gully, and walked off down the zig-zags before heading north across country back to the car.
We set off up the snow on the right
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Another party practicing belaying
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Chris approaching the gap in the cornice
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Am Bodach
An Garbhanach
Loch Leven
Bev and John
Dave topping out
Bev at the top
