21/11/21 Day Walk: An Stuc, via Meall Greigh and Meall Garbh, from Ben Lawyers Hotel

Following the Walk Highland route in the link Meall Greigh, Meall Garbh and An Stùc (Walkhighlands) a group of four, MM, BR, ARob & LJ set out from the Lawers Hotel in an anticlockwise direction taking in Meall Greigh, Meall Garbh and An Stuc, descending to the southern side of Lochan nan Cat for the 6km walk back to the car. BR should have taken porridge for breakfast to avoid his retreat half way up Meall Greigh, leaving the others to press on and finish the round a good hour earlier than the book time. Cold enough with some snow and ice too making the axes useful!

Looking south over Loch Tay on the ascent to Meall Greigh.

Looking south east from the sides of Meall Garbh, ARob and LJ decide it’s not right yet for the axes.

Looking towards Ben Lawers and the conical An Stuc.

Looking back towards Meall Greigh.

MM and ARob now with axes to meet the slippy, icy conditions on An Stuc’s steep sides.