At the end of the track we encountered some boggy terrain met with some snow.
Ascending up the valley as planned the wind picked up and snow fell heavily.
This then became too much to manage so we stopped to discuss the plan and decided if the weather remained the same after having lunch we would retreat from the hill.
After finishing lunch we were greeted by clearing skys and little wind, so we continued on the way.
Climbing to the top of Beinn a'Chroin we were met by astonishing views.
Following which we attempted to descend to An Caisteal for which we could find no route safe in the given conditions.
Getting back to Beinn a'Chroin we descended to what yours truly thought was North but the polarity on the compass had reversed meaning descending down into another valley.
This was realized after a lochain came into sight, upon checking with the map we continued onto the lochain and continued around to the valley we had came from.
Reaching the valley as it was getting dark we continued descending with head torches.
We reached the van at 7:30pm after an 11 hour day on the hill, all thoroughly enjoyed the taste of winter but the navigation error meant a 4 hour journey that would have not had to be made. Lessons learnt remember to check compass before heading out!
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