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Today I am winter mountaineering in Scotland with Adam on Meall Nan Tarmachan, near Killin. After the past few stormy days the weather has settled down again to give us a cold frosty start to the day with fantastic visibility.
As we gained height on the path we were able to look over into the crags of Cam Chearg and pick out a few gully lines which we could to explore today.
Adam topping out on one of our routes
After our final climb of the day we walked over to the summit of Meall Nan Tarmachan and were fortunate to see a Broken Spectre of our shadows and the cairn on the clouds below.
On the east face of the summit we found some easy gullies we could use as a descent route and followed those down towards the main path back to the car park.
We set off from the car park as sun began rise over the hills giving a nice pink glow.
As we gained height on the path we were able to look over into the crags of Cam Chearg and pick out a few gully lines which we could to explore today. The thaw had removed a lot of the snow and ice from the gullies so we had to resort to mixed climbing on many of the routes. We managed a total of 5 routes and a traverse of the Tarmachan Ridge today and didn't meet any other walkers or climbers all day
Adam topping out on one of our routes
After our final climb of the day we walked over to the summit of Meall Nan Tarmachan and were fortunate to see a Broken Spectre of our shadows and the cairn on the clouds below.
On the east face of the summit we found some easy gullies we could use as a descent route and followed those down towards the main path back to the car park.
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