Day 1: breakfast
Loch Leven from Allt Coire na Ba
Ascending Sgurr Eilde Mor
Binnein Mor from Coire an Lochain
Alex and David on the summit of Sgurr Eilde Mor
View NW from Sgurr Eilde Mor: Binnein Mor and Binnein Beag, with Ben Nevis and Aonach Beag in the background
View south towards the Aonach Eagach and Bidean nam Bian beyond
The view west: Na Gruagaichean in the centre
Still enjoying the sun on the summit of Sgurr Eilde Mor
Descending the west ridge of Sgurr Eilde Mor
Binnein Beag (not sure why Paul looks like he's about to attack me!)
Binnein Beag and Paul's swimming pool, from halfway up Binnein Mor
Ben Nevis from halfway up Binnein Mor
Scrambling up Binnein Mor
The ridge to Na Gruagaichean
Loch Leven from Na Gruagaichean, just before the rain shower
Day 2: Am Bodach, from halfway up Allt Coire na Ba
The Aonach Eagach
The ridge up to Stob Coire a' Chairn
An Garbhanach, with An Gearanach (the Munro) beyond
Looking towards the Grey Corries from An Gearanach
Lunch on An Gearanach: Paul, Ben and Simon
View west from the summit of Am Bodach (I think)
Looking back over Allt Coire a' Mhall to the morning's peaks, and yesterday's beyond
The side of Sgurr a' Mhaim and Glen Nevis, from Devil's Ridge
Devil's Ridge and Sgurr a' Mhaim
A view back along Devil's Ridge to Sgorr an Iubhair
View west from Sgurr a' Mhaim towards Stob Ban, Mullach nan Coirean and Loch Linnhe
Ben, Paul and Simon on the summit of Sgurr a' Mhaim, with Ben Nevis, Carn Mor Dearg and the Aonachs beyond
Descending Allt Coire na h-Eirghe in the late afternoon sun
Day 3: A large stile to put people off going up Ben Nevis. It doesn't deter Ken...
Summit still clear as we head up the side of Carn Beag Dearg
Fort William
The Arete and the Coire Leis volcano, from the summit of Carn Mor Dearg
Looking the other way, into the thunderstorm (are those smiles or grimaces...?)
Looking back along the CMD Arete
Onwards to the summit (sadly no longer clear)
The summit, with GPS proof (it says Ben Nevis, honest!): Ben, Paul, Ken and Simon
Descending out of the cloud: view west to Loch Linnhe
The motorway
Day 4: drying out
Back in the Mamores: Stob Ban from Coire Mhusgain
Looking down a gully on Stob Ban to Allt Coire a' Mhusgain
Simon on the summit of Stob Ban
Paul on the summit of Stob Ban
Mullach nan Coirean
View east to Sgurr a' Mhaim
Summit of Mullach nan Coirean (there was a heavy shower shortly after this!)
Day 5: Buchaille Etive Beag. Paul, Simon and Ken on the summit of Stob Coire Raineach, looking south
Looking north from Stob Dubh: the ridge and Stob Coire Raineach
Lairig Gartain and Buchaille Etive Mor
Descending the south ridge of Stob Dubh: Glen and Loch Etive
The descent
Another view of Glen Etive, from a bit lower (not long before the echo faff)
Walking back along the Lairig Gartain, Simon comes up with a novel way of avoiding bogs...by walking in a stream
For some reason, Paul decides to join him