Forcan Ridge and The Saddle, Glen Shiel 22/05/21

Forcan Ridge and The Saddle, Glen Shiel. A bit windy on the way up, but soon settled down.
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[@tomgreene2282]

Thanks for upload ...love your no nonsense videos ....no daft music/ hostel scenes or long drives!

[@andy-astro]

Hi Tom. Glad you're enjoying them. Though I do have a little bit of music right at the end of a couple of my bike and hike vids 🙂, time-lapse on the bike so no sound gets recorded. ATB, Andy.

[@rona3697]

Love how you have no talking / no cheesy music. Love the simplicity. Makes me feel like I’m doing the walk myself! Keep uploading

[@andy-astro]

Hi Rona. Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers, Andy.

[@charlesrobert9527]

I like the simplicity but no nonsense approach to your videos. Excellent footage.

[@andy-astro]

Cheers. I try to make it feel like I'm back there, for the memories.

[@Intake33]

Good video, really shows what it was like. We were there three days later going down. Unfortunately it rained

[@andy-astro]

Hi. Thanks for watching. It's a great wee ridge. Thankfully only a little drizzle at times on the day I was there. Cheers, Andy.

[@Mr-X_771]

😮😮😮 nice Andy

[@andy-astro]

Thanks.

[@charlesrobert9527]

Awesome!

[@andy-astro]

Thanks.

[@jimf671]

Nice work. I'll just make a couple of suggestions for alternative descents. What has become the normal route, as shown in the video, joins a low rough wall just below the top edge of Coire a'Mhalagain and follows the wall to near the bottom of the ridge. I am not a fan of this route since conditions are rough under foot and a potential ankle-breaker for tired walkers. If, as shown in the video, the conditions are dry and firm under foot then go to the Lochan and then take a line across the corrie directly to the bottom of the ridge. Although this route loses a bit of height before rising again it is far easier going than picking your way along the wall. If you really want to get the most scrambling out of your day the the answer is to descend back down the ridge and experience the same moves in the reverse direction.

[@andy-astro]

Hi, thanks for watching, and the info. I've been considering doing a horseshoe around the 2 northern ridges next time I do The Saddle. They looked quite inviting when I saw them from Sgurr Mhic Bharraich (a corbett to the north of The Saddle). Cheers.

[@jimf671]

@@andy-astro All sorts of options. I have toyed with ideas like up over Biod an Fhitich and down Sgurr na Creige but I am so obsessed with the Forcan Ridge that Double Direct, summer or winter, has become my staple.