Meall nan Eun

On Saturday I was back in lovely Glen Etive for the first time since last year's disastrous walk Stob Coir an Albannaich. The aim was to climb Meall nan Eun, which had alluded us last time, amidst cramp, and waterfalls blocking our progress. This time however, in far more pleasant weather there were no such dramas, (aside from a lost GPS!), and the walk along the river, and up Glenceitlein was straightforward enough, if not a little rough in its upper reaches. This was my first munro after spraining my ankle very badly pursuing the (very macho) sport of netball, with my daughter in the garden. The sections of the walk on paths were great, the rough tussocky thickets further up created many problems for my poor, aged joint.

Meall nan Eun is not an especially remarkable hill in and of itself, it's steep sides give way to a broad and featureless plateau. Nevertheless, it's smooth rocky higher slopes were damp and shimmering in the hot August sunshine was we climbed. There wasn't time to do the round, and climb Stob Coir a Albannaich again, and so we opted to retrace our steps, to complete a rather pleasant day out.