Saturday, 27 June 2009

Ben Donich, 25th June 2009

The highest hill within walking distance of Lochgoilhead is Ben Donich at 847m and was the destination for my next biking holiday walk.

No easy starts on this peak, a relentless climb with little rest bite from start to summit. To break the walk I went looking for adventure and managed to find some crags that allowed me to have a little rest and fun at the same time. Nothing too serious with the hardest climb being a slab of about 4m.
As I reached about 600m the wind from the east became quite strong and I dropped off the ridge to find some shelter. When I reached the summit I had some great views of the Cobbler (Ben Arthur) across the valley but I couldn’t stay too long as the wind was making it difficult to stand at times.
I descended through the crags on the west side with fantastic views of Loch Goil, a great place that will be revisited I think!

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