We did our toughest walk of the holiday today. It's not that the peaks were especially high, but that the terrain was very difficult!
The challenge was to climb Meall Dearg (657m) then carry on to the top of Cul Beag (769m). The problems were the extremely boggy ground, no paths at all after the first mile, and the steep ascents to the peaks.

Soon after setting off, with Meall Dearg in the distance. Slabs of rock provided occasional respite from the soggy, uneven bog:

Approaching the start of the first ascent. After about 3 miles of squishiness the terrain had improved somewhat!:

We saw several frogs!

After a tough slog we reached the bouldery summit of Meall Dearg. Cul Beag is to the right:

The view from Meall Dearg:

We went down into the dip between the summits where we found a lochan swarming with tadpoles. The climb to the top of Cul Beag looked daunting!

Fred decided to sit this one out - literally. She waited by the lochan while I went onwards and upwards. Half a mile to the top and half a mile back again.
The climb was certainly worth it. The views in all directions from the summit were wonderful!



Fred is down there somewhere near the lochan, but too far away to see:

For the return, we decided to go around Meall Dearg across extremely boggy ground rather than up and over the top with the difficult steep descent to follow.
And finally, a photo giving some idea of how wet the ground can be in Scotland in August!

One more thing - I wore my waterproof socks today and, despite being ankle-deep in water for most of the walk, my feet stayed completely dry!
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