Cnoc Dearg & Beinn na Lap

A very pleasant day in the mountains but not wholly successful due to 1) Running out of battery power and time so not managing to activate Beinn na Lap, 2) Missing the train at Corrour thus adding about 3 hours and 14km to my day!

Cnoc Dearg - GM/WS-032 - 1047m - 8 points
QSOs: 40m CW - 2, 2m FM - 2

Tried a variation on the start point for this hill. Parking the bike at the dam at Loch Trieg and crossing the railway, the forest track passes close to the railway about 50 yard up the railway track. Contrary to what is marked on the map, taking this forest tract north leads out onto the hill. Some pleasant bits of scrambling/bouldering to be had on Sgriodain depending on the route taken.

I reached the top of Cnoc Dearg at about 0900 as planned and worked DK5JPL amidst QRM, then MM0BHX in Cumbernauld and MM0PWR in Falkirk before going back to 40 and finding Rob, G4RQJ. Difficult conditions means this took the best part of two hours.

Beinn na Lap - GM/WS-091 - 937m - 6 points
QSOs: 2m FM - 2, 40m CW - 1

Quite a slog up from the north, but got to the top around 1300 and worked GM7PKT/M in Fort William and Shirley, MM0YLS/P on the Ballachulish Horseshoe. 40m CW then yielded a nice chat with George, G3ICO in Yeovil after which I found I was running out of time and battery power. Some frantic calling yield nothing so I admitted I would have to try this one again and legged it for the train.

Missed by 5mins - ouch! Next train 6 hours time, what to do? It was a pleasant sunny evening so I decided to walk the 14km or so back to the bike. The last few k had to be done on the track which is trying. They seem to have placed the sleepers at an infuriating distance apart!