Distance: 18.83km
Ascent: 1346m
Time: 6hrs 45mins (including stops)
Hills: Meall Greigh (Munro, 1012m), Meall Garbh (Munro, 1118m), An Stuc (Munro, 1118m)
Weather: Dull, overcast conditions all day with barely any break in uniform grey cloud. Strong, icy wind on the tops
Route: View on OS Maps
I think it's fair to say that reliance on MWIS is both character building and somewhat exasperating. Saturday had been a splendid day in Aberdeen and I had enjoyed it with a wander around the town, a look round the brilliant Diane Arbus portrait photography exhibition currently on at Aberdeen City Art Gallery, and coffee and carrot cake. The weather had been great; warm sunshine and hardly a breath of wind. For Sunday MWIS was confidently predicting 90% chance of cloud free Munros, only a little wind and reasonably mild temperatures. After initially thinking of heading to the Monadhliath, then the Laggan Hills, I finally decided to head south-west and make my first foray into the Lawers Range. I figured that the good forecast and a nice ridge walk would make an excellent combination.