To Beinn, or not to Beinn (East ridge of Beinn a Chaorainn)

Unfortunately it was not to be! I was going to have a day out before Jen gets back and starts cracking the whip again. The plan was to head up the east ridge of Beinn a Chaorainn, an easy winter ridge, but it didn't really work out. It took me about an hour and half to reach where I should have been in about 1/2 hour and then the weather came in so I headed home with my tail between my legs.



It wasn't a wasted day though, I learnt a few things:

1. If you think you are parked in the wrong layby, you probably are.
2. If you are battling through snowy, dense undergrowth and trees, you're probably not on a track, nevermind the right track.
3. If you don't think you are on the right track and 25 minutes later still don't think you are on the right track, you're probably not.
4. Borrowed boots cause blisters.
5. Never be afraid to turn back, especially if your feet hurt and the weather looks grim.



--Matt