Munro Bagging Meall Glas, Munro #23. 17.03.2019

In November 2018 I had attempted to climb to the summit of Meall Glas. Unforseen weather and progress hampered by terrible conditions underfoot meant that bailing out and coming back on another day was the sensible option. Link to Vlog: • Munro Bagging, ( Knowi...
So on the 17th of March 2019 a day of good weather was forecast and this was the perfect opportunity to give it another go.
And what a day it turned out to be...
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Meall Glas has Munro status with a height of 959 metres (3,146 ft). It is the highest point of the high rolling uplands between Glen Lochay and Glen Dochart, an area lacking distinctive mountainous character.[3] Another Munro, Sgiath Chuil, lies 2 km to the east; the Corbett Beinn nan Imirean is 2 km to the south west. The three hills can be climbed together in the same walk.
Meall Glas is overshadowed by the more impressive mountains around Crianlarich. Its name, which translates from the Gaelic as “Greenish-grey hill” suggests its topographic character. It was probably named by the inhabitants of Glen Lochay to which it shows its more impressive northern outline, with the summit ridge seen as a curving hollow

[@PAADVENTURES1]

Hi Douglas, watched your two Meall Glas videos before our weekend attempt! What a slog and a tiring day. Hope you can watch. Any new adventures from you?
Cheers
Paul.

[@thescottishhousewife3670]

well done!!! Looks stunning!!! It's the curse of Scotland- looks stunning=blooming freezing!!!

[@DouglasGilgallon]

Thanks, yeah it felt good to bag this one on the second go. A memorable day for sure, but the windchill was brutal. Lol.
😁🙌🏼⛰

[@Al16640]

Thanks for the video, I'm on Meall Glas tomorrow 👍👍👍

[@MUNROSnCORBETTS]

Ah well done Douglas! What a difference in conditions since the last time you had to turn back, Makes bagging a Munro all the more satisfying after a bail out :)

[@DouglasGilgallon]

Hey Pete, I was determined to get this one done if only not to have to endure that bog walk ever again. Lol. See I was doing that Munro in reverse from the usual route so the climb up through the bog means a return through it too. Can't understand why there's not a more beaten path on Meall Glas but there you go. I still have schiehallion to redo as that's the other one I bailed on last year. Again it'll keep for a great day weather wise.
Still had to work on the day for bagging Meall Glas, and looking back it was the right decision to turn back the first time because the summit, which isn't visible until much later in the climb was still hours away so I'd truly never have made it that day and might even have ran into trouble.
A cautionary tale, but always the mountain will be there on another day and boy was it worth every return step in the end.
Take care buddy.
Douglas 😁🙌🏼⛰