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On Wednesday morning we started early & drove to
Glenbrittle & stayed with the shooting-tenant, who by
great good luck is a friend of mine. At 10 we
left the lodge & got to the lochan at Corrie Labhain [Lagan]
in 1 hour – another record – & then by the steep rock
face to the top of Alasdair in 1½ hours.
We then climbed Tearlach [Thearlach] by a steep north face climb,
& traversed the ridge to the foot of Mhicconnich [MhicCoinnich], which
we climbed by the hard 'King's Chimney'. We
then went to the Col & descended by the screes to
Corrie Labhain. While there I saw a sheep strayed
in the rocks high up on Sgurr Dearg & I climbed
halfway up that mountain by a new and rather
difficult chimney to rescue it. We then strolled
back to the house & bathed & changed – and
after such a day what a pleasure a civilised
dinner & a pretty hostess were. The weather was magnificent,