Hill Walking 7:42:28 [1] 15.39 km (30:03 / km) +844m 23:35 / km
Well THAT was quite a day. Cassie's Challenge Walk 4. Part of. Tell you what, I'm not doing that first section again (Ben Crom to Bearnagh). Near burst me! Cara did find an unexpected and amazing sheep trail up Ben Crom though, so that's okay.
After a brief period of trying to lift, the fog turned to rain, and very gusty icy winds with poor visibility made gloves sodden, and motivation low. A check of the forecast, and noticing with alarm that the weather was only going to deteriorate further, meant in the end it was an easy decision to bail.
I found it REALLY hard going up Bearnagh. Interestingly, I found the descent of Bearnagh quite okay. For me and my knees, this is big news. Did nearly end up in trouble with a couple of mistimed gusts of wind on rough rocky sections, but was okay.