{"id":3594,"date":"2025-04-07T13:40:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/?p=3594"},"modified":"2025-12-07T14:01:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T14:01:38","slug":"mayar-and-driesh-glen-clova-07-apr-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/mayar-and-driesh-glen-clova-07-apr-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayar M253 and Driesh M218, Glen Clova (07 Apr 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These were the first two Munros I attempted on returning to serious hill walking in 2023, and I only completed the first one &#8211; Mayar. By the time I reached the bottom of the climb up to Driesh I felt too tired for another climb, and by the time I got back to the road I was very, very tired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time I was clearly fitter! The ascent at the back of Corrie Fee didn&#8217;t feel as tough, the ascent up to Driesh wasn&#8217;t a problem and the endless descent didn&#8217;t seem as difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was about a month earlier in the year and there was a small amount of snow left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"731\" data-id=\"3595\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_084034083_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_084034083_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_084034083_0973-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_084034083_0973-508x382.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"731\" data-id=\"3597\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_094413749_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_094413749_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_094413749_0973-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_094413749_0973-508x382.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"973\" height=\"731\" data-id=\"3596\" src=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_100959647_0973.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_100959647_0973.jpg 973w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_100959647_0973-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fifescapes.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20250407_100959647_0973-508x382.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<ul id=\"wp-image-\" class=\"exif\"><li class=\"shutter_speed\">Shutter speed:\u00a01\/5500s<\/li><li class=\"aperture\">Aperture:\u00a0&#402;\/1.9<\/li><li class=\"iso\">ISO:\u00a048<\/li><li class=\"focal_length\">Focal length:\u00a05.43mm<\/li><li class=\"created_timestamp\">Taken:\u00a07 April, 2025 10:04<\/li><li class=\"camera\">Camera:\u00a0Pixel 8a<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These were the first two Munros I attempted on returning to serious hill walking in 2023, and I only completed the first one &#8211; Mayar. 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