Climbers scale new heights for Amnesty
Intrepid climbers bagged Scotland’s munros and scaled major new heights, all in a great cause.
Perth Amnesty Group organised the Nine Fourthousander Challenge.
Thanks went to all Amnesty members who took part in the fundraising challenge to climb the nine Scottish mountains that rise above 4000 feet.
The adventurers were delighted to raise more than £1300 and have thanked everyone who took part.
The first group effort to take up the challenge took place in mid August in the Cairngorms when Ben Macdui, Cairngorm and Braerich were all climbed. It was a great day out, although, as can often be expected, the summits were shrouded in mist.
Nonetheless, during breaks in the weather, the views from the Cairngorm plateau looking down into the awesome Lairig Ghru and the Glen floors far below were breathtaking.
Later in August, some other challengers tackling these peaks on their own did enjoy much better weather.
At the end of August two other groups between them scaled all the peaks in the Ben Nevis Massif but, despite ever present summit mist, still enjoyed fantastic views from the lower slopes over to Loch Linnhe, the sea loch by Fort William and the Inner Hebrides.
However summit mist did not detract from the group’s sense of achievement on reaching the peak of Ben Nevis - the highest of the Fourthousanders, or lessen the excitement, thrill and trepidation when peering over the top of its 2300ft cliffs and gulleys.
The final group effort took place in September to scale the remaining unclimbed peaks of the Challenge - the remote Cairn Toul and Sgor an Lochain Uaine - in the Cairngorms.
Unfortunately, the mountain weather forecast for gale and hurricane force winds with snow showers at the summits proved pretty accurate.
This made for very slow progress and with time running out to get back down before dark, the effort was abandoned. Another go at them in 2022 is earmarked.