Despite the flat light the immensity of Stob Binnien was appreciated, across the Balquidder trench. The night was still and glorious, even the midges could not ruin it. I watched the light go with Ben Ledi shown up against Edinburgh and Falkirk's streetlights and had a great view south to the Campsies. The midges were bad enough at 700m , the glens would be uninhabitable. The menace of midgies cannot be understated, they will drive you insane.
Nothing is more feared than the dropping of the wind on a summer evening.
Ceann na Baintigherna is the name given to the rocky bluff over looking Loch Voil. The summit has no name, on the map but locally it is known as the Surveyor's Peak as it has a trig point. It is also the highest point of a sprawling mass called Beinn Bhreac, which is probably just as good a name. Beinn means a big thing so this name would cover more than the wee top by the words on the map. The weather stayed good overnight and a midge free warm breakfast was enjoyed from inside the pit.