Sgurr an Utha an Attractive Corbett (A scottish Mountain between 2500feet and 3000 feet)

 



Rain approaching Sgurr an Utha

Many walkers and climbers spend much of their time hunting out their next Munro (a Scottish mountain over 3,000 feet), however there are many very good mountains between 2,500 feet and 3,000 feet known as Corbetts.

One such mountain is Sgurr an Utha, which can be found a couple of miles west of Glenfinnan. The attraction of Corbetts for me is that they are slightly less crowded than many of the Munros and therefore provide a better photographic opportunity.

On Friday this week, we (my wife Sue and I) took a trip up Sgurr an Utha. The weather was kind to us. We had a rain free day although we could see rain passing close by on all sides.

This was a fine opportunity to try the Olympus OMD EM-5 in a mountain situation.




Rain passes by Sgurr an Utha 

I found that I was able to keep the 12-50 mm lens attached at all times with no need to change lenses. In the past, I have had to carry a heavy tripod but, with the image stabiliser on the OMD EM-5 body,  there was no need as all lenses are automatically stabilised. This made the whole experience more enjoyable and made me feel much less of a pack horse.


On the way up looking south



On the way up looking south 2



The route through the moonscape of the lower slopes of Sgurr an Utha 

The route up this mountain gives all round views of the surrounding landscape with Loch Eil and Ben Nevis in the south east and Loch Beoraid in the west

Loch Eil and Ben Nevis in the background



Loch Beoraid in the west

 

Landscape of Sgurr an Utha with photographer beside lochan to give some scale

 



And the end result is me at the summit

Photo - Sue Restan