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May 2021
11:05pm, 11 May 2021
7,199 posts
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
The two planned trips I never go to last year were Beinn a'Ghlo, and Beinn Challum/ Creag Mhor from Strath Fillan. Despite all the time I spent up Glen Lochay as a youth I never made it as far as Creag Mhor.
Also need to get to Stop Binnein one day. Wind was too wild to bother when we did Ben More years ago and I've never been back.
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May 2021
7:15pm, 17 May 2021
2,402 posts
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JRitchie
I’m not sure whether this should be here or the over 50s thread but on Sunday I watched Highlander. A lot older and slightly better travelled I was more interested that I recognised Beinn Eighe as the place where Sean Connery (Scot with a terrible Spanish accent) taught Christopher Lambert (French with a terrible Scottish accent) how to sword fight, than the actual film story itself.
Don’t judge me it was free on Netflix and it was a duvet kind of day.
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Jun 2021
6:34pm, 5 Jun 2021
4,515 posts
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K5 Gus
In case anyone's planning a traverse of the Cuillin Ridge, or just part of the lower section, then issues at the TD Gap and may be different now from guidebook desciptions.
Copied from FB & UKC :
Potential hazard in TD Gap between the abseil and the Severe climb out.
"Myself and my partner have just been at the TD gap on the ridge. The two huge blocks that form a bridge across the gap that you step across after the abseil to get to the base of the severe have moved significantly. We went to step across and both huge blocks dislodged and started to collapse under our feet. They stopped moving but look really really loose and about to go again. We have bailed out of the gap but we think there is serious possibility of them dislodging further and the gap totally collapsing for the next party to cross, including the start of the Severe. This was definitely a near miss and we were fortunate enough to not commit our full body weight onto the blocks as they would of totally collapsed. We are aware that this dislodgement is very unusual so we are asking for you to post this information on your page to notify other climbing party's and guides about this. We have already contacted mountain rescue and the said to post this information on this page!"
Many thanks to Jonathan Redmond and Emily Jones for providing the info and warning. Take care out there, folks.
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Jun 2021
6:28pm, 22 Jun 2021
7,760 posts
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Northern Exile
Had a bit of a wobble around the Cairngorm 4000s today, last time I I tried was in the first snow of winter and was a bit of a fail. Today the weather was great, still a bit of snow on the ground though.
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Jun 2021
2:05pm, 26 Jun 2021
7,765 posts
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Northern Exile
Just got back to civilisation from Glen Dessary and Loch Arkaig, what a flipping amazing place that is! Remote and magnificent, plus some gigantic munros 
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Jun 2021
4:20pm, 26 Jun 2021
4,541 posts
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K5 Gus
Great part of the world, assuming the midges aren't too bad 😜
What hills have you been up ? Sgurr na Ciche and staying at Sourlies ?
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Jun 2021
7:40pm, 26 Jun 2021
7,766 posts
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Northern Exile
Midges weren't too bad Sgurr na Ciche and that NW ridge was the plan, but we a) had poor weather and b) were a bit knackered after a hard week, so we went over to Glen Kingie and climbed Sgurr Mor, then along the ridge over the Corbett (forget name) and then dropped down the corrie to the foot of Gairich and then back via the bothy at Kinbreak.
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Jun 2021
7:41pm, 26 Jun 2021
6,699 posts
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FenlandRunner
Sounds awesome, NE. When I retire I'm spending a lot of time in Scotland!
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Jun 2021
7:53pm, 26 Jun 2021
1,127 posts
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Ally-C
Did two great Corbetts in Torridon the last few days, Beinn Dearg yesterday where the weather wasn’t great & Beinn Bhan today; throughly recommended. Sgurr a’Chaorchain the other day was short & sweet but had magnificent views.
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Jun 2021
7:56pm, 26 Jun 2021
6,704 posts
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FenlandRunner
Not that I know, but a load of people reckon the Corbetts are better than the Munros.
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