August - Mount Keen(200)
A couple of days after ascending Ben Avon I got my 200th Munro, Mount Keen, which was quickly renamed 'Mount Apathy', as all rules of Munro engagement were broken, i.e. it was p...ing down with no hope of it clearing up and no chance of any views. I could have been anywhere.
Again this was a bike job along Glen Tannar, leaving the bikes at the crossing of the Water of Tannar at the base of the climb up the Mounth Road - an ancient pack horse route which crosses over to the Angus glens and Dundee. This track passes close to the summit of 'Mount Apathy' where a short diversion is made to the actual summit.
The river crossing on the way out was quite easy, a series of stepping stones were just covered by half an inch of water, meaning dry-ish feet. Different story an hour or so later when we returned, the river had swelled into a torrent, those convenient stepping stones had vanished, to be covered by a good foot of fast flowing water. Ah yes, another 'interesting' Scottish river crossing.
M.Bagger
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