8 Jan 20: Sligachan waterfall walk

6 hardy souls took a lovely walk up the waterfalls towards Scurr nan Gillean.

In between heavy hail showers

we walked up for an hour

with blue skies and clear mountains

 

and great vistas across to Dun Caan and up to the Storr.

Jess doing her good "I'm very hungry" look to get a ham sandwich from Sheila.

A quick snack stop and then a walk back down

with heavy hail on our backs for about 5 mins.  Considering the gales and torrential rain we have endured recently a 5 minute hailstorm on the way back down Glen Sligachan was a very minor inconvenience, but glad our back was to it, or it could have been very painful.

Still arrived back dry at Slig after about 7k, but sadly no opportunity to warm up with a coffee in either the bar or the hotel as they are closed until mid-February, but the warmth of friends and good banter kept the chill off.

Link to walks: These cover parts of both walks (omitting the mountains!!) https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/ambasteir.shtml, https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/maps/map3_8sk.shtml https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/bruachnafrithe.shtml