The Munros - Complete Rounds, Ramsay Rounds, Day Trips
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Aug 2020
9:12am, 1 Aug 2020
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K5 Gus
Primarily set up to follow Donnie Campbell on his attempt at a self-propelled Munro Round record which currently stands at 39 days 9 hours. Also somewhere to talk and follow any Charlie Ramsay round attempts, to discuss and ask advice on day trips that you're planning, and anything else Munros related. Donnie's tracker live.opentracking.co.uk |
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Aug 2020
9:15am, 1 Aug 2020
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K5 Gus
Set off at 6am, up and down Ben More in 90 mins, cycled across Mull, kayaked over to mainland, and Waiting on the campervan on the ferry to get his bike for a reasonably long cycle up to Glenfinnan. I spotted on |
Aug 2020
5:42pm, 1 Aug 2020
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Mountain Cat
I'm intrigued as to the plan B if the weather goes bad during his planned time on Skye. The Cuillin isn't an option in really bad conditions, so I assume he must have planned in two possible windows in the schedule to do those Munros.
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Aug 2020
6:24pm, 1 Aug 2020
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K5 Gus
Yeah, sounds like he's considered that : "They are the ones that worry me the most as well as they are the most technical and they are probably the only Munro's that if the weather is really windy and wet then I will have to wait or come back to them." from an interview on UKC ukclimbing.com Saw on |
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Aug 2020
6:39pm, 1 Aug 2020
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Mountain Cat
Definitely not! The Cuillin in one part of his route that it will have been worth recceing thoroughly. Compass work is useless (as it's not direction that is the challenge, but finding the line of least resistance through the rock obstacles), and the route finding from Sgurr a'Mhaidaidh northwards is really hard.
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Aug 2020
6:39pm, 1 Aug 2020
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Mountain Cat
The Cuillin *is* one part of the route ..
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Aug 2020
6:50pm, 1 Aug 2020
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K5 Gus
He's from Skye originally, so guessing he knows it pretty well, and did the recce with a local guide, so may well have him pencilled in for later in the month
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Aug 2020
6:54pm, 1 Aug 2020
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Mountain Cat
I didnt know he was from there! The local guides will be best placed to nav the best route though, doing it week in week out. The Cuillin are probably the only hills in the UK where you can't just rely on being a decent navigator - you have to know them if you want to be efficient. It'll be fascinating to see how he does. |
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Aug 2020
7:08am, 2 Aug 2020
3,781 posts
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K5 Gus
Day 2 - 10 munros planned The Ben, CMD, the Aonachs, Grey Corrries, Easians - campervan at the Loch Treig dam |
Aug 2020
7:30am, 2 Aug 2020
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Totriornottotri
That’s a good day out!
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