Map of today's tour
This was my first Scottish hillwalking experience with the Heriot Watt University & Queen Margaret College Mountaineering Club. Today's destination: Ben Vorlich which lies on the south of Loch Earn (some 25 miles west of Perth). Ben Vorlich is one of around 284 Munros. Munros are Scottish highland mountains that are higher than 3000 feet (around 914 metres) so called after Sir Hugh Munro who first made a catalogue of these hills, the so called "Munro's Tables" in 1891. He did not complete his work (he missed out some isle and a certain part of Scotland) so there have been addenda to the tables. The tables are maintained by The Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC). Nowadays many hillwalkers are involved in "Munro-bagging", i.e. trying to climb all the Munros. Once achieved you may call yourself a "Munroist" and will be listed in the SMC's Lists of Munroists
Although not very high (compared to Alps' scales...) the Scottish bens are truly mountains. British Special Army Services (SAS), known as one of the world's best specialiast's forces train here because of the often extreme weather conditions including heavy wind, snow and ice storms.
After having climbed Ben Vorlich we spontaneously decided to scramble Stuc'a Chroin as well.
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