We really liked Kingshouse Hotel last night, good food and atmosphere and fantastic location. We headed off toward Glen Coe which in the gentle mists and ever present haze looked it's sultry brooding self.
The main ascent this morning took us up the Devil's Staircase which, if encountered earlier in the week, would have been a killer but we are now pretty fit and muscles and lungs put up with a lot more. That said, it was hard work but it finished suddenly and satisfactorily so was rewarding with a real feel of height gained looking down to the road and Buachaille Etive Mor towering the other side of the valley. Here we reached the highest point on the Way marked by twin cairns and left the Glen Coe and Etive valleys behind.
It has been another sunny warm day but again the haze has faded the surrounding mountains to mere hints and shadows. The shoulder of Ben Nevis was barely detectable from the summit of our climb.It is a long, long descent down to Kinlochleven at sea level from around 1800ft.
7 days so far with about 20 mins of drizzle on day 1 and 2 drops or rain on day 6. Hasrained overnight but not on us.
Kilnlochleven is smarter than I remember it 30 years ago. I remember it feeling as if RTZ had only just walked out and left the area run down and messy. It's now quite a pleasant small town though we're away from the centre of town just on the Way as it leaves for Fort William tomorrow.Day 7 GPS track - Dist: 10.73 Miles Total Ascent: 1066 ft
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