Shoreline to Summit: Climbing Conic Hill During a Cloud Inversion
Conic Hill is a short, steep ascent of just under 1200ft. As it straddles the Highland Boundary Fault, it has an extremely distinctive shape and it occupies a geological No Man's Land between the Scottish Lowlands and the Highlands. I've climbed it a number of times in all weathers, but my ascent of it on Friday was not planned - instead I'd noticed that a cloud inversion was hanging over Loch Lomond and I realised Conic Hill would be the best place to go to capture images of the cloud from above. I ended up climbing the whole hill, starting in the clouds and then ascending up and over them until they gave way to perfect sunshine for the final part of the climb.
