Bidean a Coire Sheasgaich, Lurg Mhor, Sgurr Coinneach, Sgurr a Chaorachain

22 miles, 2400m ascent, 10 hours 40 mins

By the time we set off down the track from the bothy, the burn had subsided and the path was no longer a river.  We then drove to Craig and walked up the forestry track to camp near the wire bridge.  At 11:40 we set off for the walk proper, starting with the wire bridge.  To my surprise Ben loved the bridge so much that he repeated the crossing the next day just for the fun of it.  Wet trudging ensued until we hit the path proper, then it was into the wind for a breezy traverse of Beinn Tarsuinn.  Wet scrambling on Bidean a Coire Sheasgaich (cheesecake) relieved the toil and from there we were in and out of the mist for the rest of the day.  Lurg Mhor flet quite a long way from anywhere, but Ben was up for descending all the way to the bootom then re-ascending what looked like a very steep slope opposite to Sgurr Choinneach.  The river crossing was easy enough but the same couldn't said for the ascent of the slope which was long, tedious and unrelenting.  I took a fairly direct line which brought us out fairly near the summit.  We were both glad to get there but the ridge to the next top was far easier and before long we were descending steep but straightforward ground to the river and our home for the night.  A tough but satisfying day.

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