Doune Bothy, on the West Highland Way
A walker on the West Highland Way was rescued after his torch packed up leaving him disoriented in the dark.
Lomond Mountain Rescue Team was called out at midnight to search for the man, who was heading for the Doune bothy, near the northern end of Loch Lomond.
The man had last been seen at Inversnaid, about 5km (3 miles) south of the bothy, at 9.30pm but lost the path as his torch failed.
Eight Lomond MRT members took part in the search, which involved a pair of rescuers following the man’s route north from Inversnaid, while another party set off southwards from Beinglas campsite at Inverarnan.
The team’s control vehicle was also set up on the main A82 road on the opposite shore of the loch to try to spot the light from the man’s smartphone.
The walker was found uninjured but tired south-west of the bothy. After feeding him, the team walked with him to Beinglas farm.
The rescue took 5½ hours.
OutdoorsAndy
06 July 2012Wounder what torch he had and what went wrong?
I always carry a spare and/or an e-lite in my coat. Easy to be wise after the event, but a leason hard learned by this chap.
Hope he's OK and goes on the finish his route.
Alan Phillips
05 August 2012A West Highland Way warning to all, my son Iain stayed in the Doune bothy Loch Lomond last night, Saturday the 4th of August 2012. He woke up this morning to find 'someone' (would put swear words in as you can imagine) had stolen his boots. My son and his mates stayed last night in the Doune bothie, along with a French couple and three German males and a male from Glasgow. The male from Glasgow was friendly and talking to them. The French and Germans were still there when they woke up this morning, but the guy from Glasgow was not. I am not accusing this individual direct, but he apparently got the ferry at 5am to Ardlui this morning. All information passed to the police. Further information is that this has been a regular occurrence at this bothy in the last month with kit going missing, so beware.