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Sun, Snow & Showers on Glencoe's Aonach Eagach

Michael enjoying the fine exposed pinnacles on the traverse of the Aonach Eagach Ridge, Glencoe

Glencoe gave it's usual fine display of a variety of brooding light shows today. In a cool but classic West Coast spring day we experienced everything from snow, sleet and hail to a sun tan!

The narrow and airy rhyolite ridge feels like a more meticulous proposition when it's a wet slither rather than a dry romp but the rock is well worn and thus as clean as the way to go is clear.

Michael and I completed the traverse with the longer but more sedate descent via the Pap of Glencoe Path and were back for a pint at the Clachaig after 7 steady hours on the go.

Photo topo of the descent of the West Ridge of Am Bodach, Aonach Eagach, Glencoe

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