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Meall Chuaich , Drumochter - Cost - £50 per person
Distance - 14KM
Ascent - 614M
Time - 6/7 hours
Have you been on a winter skills course with use of crampons and ice axes and looking to get out to maintain your winter skills and take in a Munro ? Join us for a day taking In one of the Eastern Drumochter Munros which offers a shorter and more approachable day for getting a taste of winter hiking.
What the day includes -
Meeting in the morning we will set off warming up the legs , with a bit of distance to this hike on a good land rover track walking along side the Allt Cuaich for a few KMs. With a high level start point for this hike the Ascent is minimal for a Munro!
As we make way to the foot of Meall Chuaich we will stop for a break before taking in the ascent for the day. A slow and steady pace will be set for the ascent as we work our way to the summit with a chance to work on your movement and skills over the snowpack.
After a good break on the summit we will retrace our steps the way we came dropping back down to the Land Rover track for a leisurely walk back to the cars.
Meeting location and kit list will be received upon booking.
You must supply your own B2 Winter boots for this event, you can hire these from the likes of Tiso.
We have the following available kit to hire -
Ice axe, crampons and helmet
1 item £3 — 2 items £6 — 3 items £10
We only have limited kit available for please let us know if you needed to hire anything as soon as possible.
Ratio 1:6 Min 4 for event to run