Jen and I chose a dander up The Stob (Meall na Frean), a quiet hill above the Monachyle Glen, today as it was a bank holiday. The recent dry weather made this pleasant going, but the ridge south from the summit would be very boggy in wet conditions.
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We descended via Stob Caol and the Braes of Balquhidder, which gave me a chance to quickly check out the crags there. It’s worth noting there was a raptor around the higher crags, so we gave them a wide berth in case it was nesting. The routes on the lower crags seemed fairly bold; quite gear specific and were also a little lichen covered, so I’d tend to climb with a few grades in hand or perhaps pre-inspect/clean if climbing here.