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Carn an Tuirc [Munro #11]
Alexander and I went up Càrn an Tuirc on Wednesday. It was his first Munro since he started university, so we only did half the (optimistic) route. Lots of this was because it was very boggy on the bottom end of the route, and we had quite a lot of stops to work out the steps to avoid sinking into the peat bog. Route for Carn an Tuirc and Cairn of Claise I very optimistically planned a route that could cover both Càrn an Tuirc and Cairn of Claise should we arrive early and find the going good. The route started in a layby on the A93 about a kilometre past the Glenshee Ski Centre. From the map there's a path to the top of Càrn an Tuirc, there's also a path linking the two Munros. It's an out and…
Càrn Liath [Munro #10]
I went up Càrn Liath, my tenth Munro and the first one I've done on my own. As walks go it was a fairly short and straightforward one. Càrn Liath Route Càrn Liath from the start of the route (photo: James Kemp) I parked in the Beinn a' Ghlo car park just off the A9 near Blair Atholl. It had a wee bit of phone signal and the car parking machine took card payments. It was £3 for a motorbike, £5 for a car and £8 for a van or camper. The car park was mostly empty, there were three or four camper vans and one other car. I didn't see anyone until I came back to the car. The route was all on paths, and with excellent visibility I could see the way up Càrn Liath from the car…