Weather window - Ardverikie Wall
As mentioned in Classic Rock, Ardverikie Wall, located lower down than most Scottish classics and being midway between Aviemore and Fort William, seems to hold on to better weather even when the higher mountains around are clagged out. And so it seemed, at least according to the latest Met office data and forecast, that this would be the case. It suited our trip, having spent a couple of days East and wanting to look at Ben Nevis later; we camped near Loch Laggan, hopeful. Another relatively easy and nondescript walk-in, along a gravel track, with estate signs warning of deer-stalking season and the odd midge about. On arriving at the head of the Glen containing Lochan na h-Earba, which Ardverikie Wall overlooks, the atmosphere changed, a sense of being away from it all suddenly descended. A small group of people on the distant lochan beach didn’t detract, perhaps even enhanced the feeling that this was a big, wild place and we were privileged guests for a while. In contrast to ou...