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“It’s not always about the Summit”…….Sgor na-h Ulaidh . A Hobbits tale by Jabba Baggins.
We left the “Shire” early Friday evening and headed to Tyndrum “By the Way” Hostel for the pre party of our annual Burns Supper meet on the Saturday evening. The morning after the night before, the forecast was 95% rain and 50 to 80 mph winds above 800meters. However...
A beasting on Ben Vorlich
For a week or ten days the Met Office forecast a mixture of snowy and sleety weather, with the sleet/snow balance shifting as the days passed, but there was one constant - the promise of a fine Saturday. This looked to be perfect timing as my son Finlay was keen to...
Ben Lui 4… Or maybe just 2.
We had planned this trip a number of years ago but never got around to doing it for one reason or another. An early start from the Shire was required to get most of the walk done on the first day, as the forecast was good for...
Coppermining by Ian Wilson
Friday 27.10.17 : Doc (Holiday) Douglas and I having refueled on coffee at Aire Force, hopped into the Kirkstone Inn for further hydration. A short steep scramble took us onto St Ravens Edge - really!.... a blessed bird! - from where we were intending heading for...
An Teallach
Out and about with Charlie, Janice & Rob.
C.I.C Hut, Ben Nevis: 2nd/3rd September, 2016 by Eric
Mike Dunn, Dave Paterson, Eric Rice, Janice McKinlay and Cammy McMillan Dave picked Janice and me up, and we were - Aff tae the camp in the country, Hooray, Hooray. The usual hard toil up to the CIC from the North Face car park with heavy sacks, but Janice and Dave...
Summit Camp on the South Cluanie Ridge
Camped on the 6th Munro of 7, a well deserved Sunset after a long day on the hills.
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Eeee-van, Kenny and Billy getting organized on the glacier as dawn emerges over The Chardonnet. Unfortunately, the glacier had receded about half a mile since we were last here, leaving us awkward weaving to regain the current approach to the upper Glacier du Tour....
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