| Date: 24/04/2021 | Age: 11 |
| Height: 1083m | Location: Perthshire |
| Distance: 10km | Time: 4 1/2 hours |
| Geology: quartzite | People: me,Dad |
When we arrived at Schiehallion the car park was full. Luckily mum dropped Dad and I off at the car park. There were loads of people coming down from the hill and it was only 10.00 am. They must have got up really early!
The first half hour climb passed really quickly. I set off at pace and had to keep stopping for Dad to catch up. It was a misty cloudy day and we were shrouded in mist for all of the uphill climb. The mist was swirling and blowing around us – just like a scene from a horror movie. It was surreal and a bit creepy. Eventually we got onto the top, the mist lifted and the sun came out. There was cloud on one side of the mountain and no cloud on the other. It was warm and awesome to look down on the cloud. There was an amazing view down the valley to Kinloch Rannoch.
Going down was tricky because there wasn’t a proper path; it was just rocks and boulders made out of quartzite. We had to jump from rock to rock for quite a long way. My boots started to rub and my pinky toe was killing me. I dipped my foot into a stream to ease the pain. I wasn’t prepared for the icy cold water and shrieked. However, it did soothe my sore toe.
start of walk – 10.00 am 
near summit 
summit 
clouds 
end – 2.30 pm 😀
disploring 