Upland Plains
Leaving the bike far behind on the track, I've to strike out across unpathed marshy grasslands. I've been going over 30 minutes now since leaving the bike, but as I top a rise Tom Buidhe (on the right) and Tolmount (on the left) hove into view. We've still got over a mile before we reach the first summit so it's time to move.
Tom Buidhe (pronounced Towm Boo-ee-ya) and translates as 'The Yellow Hill', is my 20th Munro and stands at 957 meters (3139 feet). Tolmount bizarrely translates from Gaelic as 'Uncertain', but it is my 21st Munro, and stands at 958 meters (3143 feet). The day sees me covering 18 miles by bike & hike so what I AM certain of is, it's going to be epic and it's going to hurt.
Upland Plains
Leaving the bike far behind on the track, I've to strike out across unpathed marshy grasslands. I've been going over 30 minutes now since leaving the bike, but as I top a rise Tom Buidhe (on the right) and Tolmount (on the left) hove into view. We've still got over a mile before we reach the first summit so it's time to move.
Tom Buidhe (pronounced Towm Boo-ee-ya) and translates as 'The Yellow Hill', is my 20th Munro and stands at 957 meters (3139 feet). Tolmount bizarrely translates from Gaelic as 'Uncertain', but it is my 21st Munro, and stands at 958 meters (3143 feet). The day sees me covering 18 miles by bike & hike so what I AM certain of is, it's going to be epic and it's going to hurt.