The last day of the 2010 hillwalking holiday saw Frank and me opting for an easy conclusion of the ten days of high-intensity scrambling/walking. Driving south from our house in Invergarry we finally decided to leave the somewhat showery conditions in the West behind us and to head to the Ben Lawers Group. From Edramucky …
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When viewed from upper Glen Garry the Loch Quoich dam is quite an impressive, albeit ugly, concrete barrier plonked down onto the valley floor. But on the other hand it also provides easy access to the south shore of Loch Quoich, the creation of which it was instrumental in. So, we parked the car by …
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Knoydart. Kinloch Hourn. Barrisdale. Coastal Path. Remoteness. Challenge. Yeehaa! Stop. Return to order. No other area of Scotland apart from Torridon had left an impression on Frank and me as lasting as Knoydart, which we had visited in the early 1990s when we had climbed Ladhar Bheinn. A mountain certainly to be ranked among the …
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These two hills had been on Frank’s wish list for years but somehow we had never managed to climb this duo during one of our many stays in the wider region. But now in 2010 we definitely had them on our agenda since we stayed in Invergarry and the drive to Spean Bridge and further …
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These two hills had been on Frank’s wish list for years but somehow we had never managed to climb this duo during one of our many stays in the wider region. But now in 2010 we definitely had them on our agenda since we stayed in Invergarry and the drive to Spean Bridge and further …
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Frank: Sgurr na Ciche and his neighbours were Munros which we wanted to climbed for years now, but there was never the right time. This year it was. We stood up at 6 am, took a extensive breakfast and packed our stuff. Then we drove one of the most torterous single tracks roads in Scotland …
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Sgurr na Ciche and his neighbours were Munros which we wanted to climbed for years now, but there was never the right time. This year it was. We woke up at 6 am, took a extensive breakfast and packed our stuff. Then we drove one of the most torterous single tracks roads in Scotland i …
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Sgurr na Ciche and his neighbours were Munros which we wanted to climbed for years now, but there was never the right time. This year it was. We stood up at 6 am, took a extensive breakfast and packed our stuff. Then we drove one of the most torterous single tracks roads in Scotland i …
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