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March 2008 - 9 Munros climbed this month |
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Gulvain |
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Date: 31st March
Buddies: Hoody
Meaning:
Noisy hill
Height:
987
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Time: 5.5 hrs |
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Climbed with the Hoodmeister on a great spring day which was hot in the glen and chillsome up top. Cycled in and out which made it a much easier ascent. Got to the actual top this time (eh Lozza!) and enjoyed a quick descent off the S side and back along the valley to the bikes. Great!
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Maol Chean-Dearg |
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Date: 24th March
Buddies: Ali
Meaning:
Bald red head
Height:
933
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Time: 5.5 hrs |
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Climbed with Ali on a day with a mixed bag of weather- many showers, then periods of bright sun, then blizzards!
Good path for walk in and some nice clean snow to forge fresh tracks up. Snow very soft- lots of windslab- and slippy, but good fun glissading down! brilliant views at times and great to be out again with Ali. Bring on the sunshine.
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Sgurr nan Ceannaichean |
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Date: 23rd March
Buddies: Ali
Meaning:
Rocky peak of the pedlars
Height:
915
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Time: 6.0 hrs |
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Moruisg & Sgurr nan Ceannaichean. Climbed with Ali on a day of generally better weather than forecast. steep but steady ascent to the first hill, then a great switchback ridge upon which we encountered deep, soft snow (i sank up to my chest at one point!) and a complete whiteout which was alarming due to the proximity of the particularly steep corrie to our right. Still it didn't last too long and with care we got to a good spot. 2nd summit gave great views of the other munros around Loch monar that I'll have to do and a very pointy mountain (don't know if it's a munro, but it looks great to the SW.
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Moruisg |
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Date: 23rd March
Buddies: Ali
Meaning:
Big water
Height:
928
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Time: 6.0 hrs |
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Moruisg & Sgurr nan Ceannaichean. Climbed with Ali on a day of generally better weather than forecast. steep but steady ascent to the first hill, then a great switchback ridge upon which we encountered deep, soft snow (i sank up to my chest at one point!) and a complete whiteout which was alarming due to the proximity of the particularly steep corrie to our right. Still it didn't last too long and with care we got to a good spot. 2nd summit gave great views of the other munros around Loch monar that I'll have to do and a very pointy mountain (don't know if it's a munro, but it looks great to the SW.
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Beinn Fhionnlaidh |
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Date: 16th March
Buddies: Ali part-way
Meaning: Finlay's hill
Height: 959 metres
Time: 4.0 hrs |
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Climbed with Ali up to end of forestry track, then solo on another beautiful day in spring. Felt strong and had more fantastic 'mountain' experiences which were just a joy rather than scary as. another fantastic summit ridge which definately had an alpine air about it. More weather like this and my quest will be sorted. Still, it'll be good when Ali can share these times with me...
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Stob Ghabhar |
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Date: 15th March
Buddies: solo
Meaning:
Peak of the goats
Height:
1090
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Time: 6.0 hrs |
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Stob a' Choire Odhair & Stob Ghabhar, climbed the first with Ali (woohoo!) and the second solo on a beautiful crisp spring day with brilliant snow, steep slopes and 360 degree views. What a stonker! I've missed days like this and it did me good to bask in the great weather. Felt more than a hillwalk- needing crampons and ice axe- but still benign enough to enjoy rather than brick it! Brilliant ridge and a great day out. Fab.
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Stob a' Choire Odhair |
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Date: 15th March
Buddies: Ali
Meaning: Peak of the dappled corrie
Height: 945 metres
Time: 6.0 hrs |
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Stob a' Choire Odhair & Stob Ghabhar, climbed the first with Ali (woohoo!) and the second solo on a beautiful crisp spring day with brilliant snow, steep slopes and 360 degree views. What a stonker! I've missed days like this and it did me good to bask in the great weather. Felt more than a hillwalk- needing crampons and ice axe- but still benign enough to enjoy rather than brick it! Brilliant ridge and a great day out. Fab.
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Sgurr Thuilm |
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Date: 8th March
Buddies: Ice Ice Baby
Meaning:
Rocky peak of the hillock
Height:
963
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Time: 7.5 hrs |
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Sgurr nan Coireachan & Sgurr Thuilm. Climbed with Brother Ice on a windy, hail ridden bugger of a day. Wow, these were hard! steep slopes, knobbly ridges, slippy conditions, soft wet snow, high winds (gusting 70mph) and sandblasting hail conspired to make this one of the epic climbs so far. We were glad of every single peice of kit we had- especially ski goggle without which getting off safely would have been pretty difficult. Glad to get back. Nice view from Loch Morar to Loch Arkaig though!
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Sgurr nan Coireachan |
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Date: 8th March
Buddies: Ice Ice Baby
Meaning: Rocky peak of the corries
Height: 956 metres
Time: 7.5 hrs |
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Sgurr nan Coireachan & Sgurr Thuilm. Climbed with Brother Ice on a windy, hail ridden bugger of a day. Wow, these were hard! steep slopes, knobbly ridges, slippy conditions, soft wet snow, high winds (gusting 70mph) and sandblasting hail conspired to make this one of the epic climbs so far. We were glad of every single peice of kit we had- especially ski goggle without which getting off safely would have been pretty difficult. Glad to get back. Nice view from Loch Morar to Loch Arkaig though!
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