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I've finally managed to get some hills in the last couple of weeks. Dragged my hungover sister across the easy East Glenshee hills a couple of weeks back and yesterday had a brutal day on Carn Ban, a truly remote Corbett near Ullapool. It's about 20 miles of biking, mostly on a really rough rubbly track and 6+ miles on foot. The summit itsrlf is a great done, but with glorious views to the Deargs and Assynt mountains. I spent about 40 mins at the top, flat calm and warm. I even crashed out for 10 mins. Cycling back into what developed into a strong headwind was an irritating ending to the day. f**k being a purist and walking it all [emoji38]

 

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28 minutes ago, jupe1407 said:

I've finally managed to get some hills in the last couple of weeks. Dragged my hungover sister across the easy East Glenshee hills a couple of weeks back and yesterday had a brutal day on Carn Ban, a truly remote Corbett near Ullapool. It's about 20 miles of biking, mostly on a really rough rubbly track and 6+ miles on foot. The summit itsrlf is a great done, but with glorious views to the Deargs and Assynt mountains. I spent about 40 mins at the top, flat calm and warm. I even crashed out for 10 mins. Cycling back into what developed into a strong headwind was an irritating ending to the day. f**k being a purist and walking it all emoji38.png

 

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Excellent! - Is that the Strath Vaich route? Hills that are in the middle of nowhere like this are my favourite :) View in the last picture is brilliant - mountain porn - which is lucky as the visibility has been rubbish for the past couple of weeks.

My plan for this is bike in (at the moment, I fancy the Alladale approach instead) and stay at Glenbeg bothy so that I pick up a couple of other remote hills (grahams) when I'm there - maybe later this summer.

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Excellent! - Is that the Strath Vaich route? Hills that are in the middle of nowhere like this are my favourite [emoji4] View in the last picture is brilliant - mountain porn - which is lucky as the visibility has been rubbish for the past couple of weeks.
My plan for this is bike in (at the moment, I fancy the Alladale approach instead) and stay at Glenbeg bothy so that I pick up a couple of other remote hills (grahams) when I'm there - maybe later this summer.
Yeah it was Strathvaich (start at Black Bridge). I had the Alladale approach recommended to me after I'd stuck that up on Facebook [emoji38]
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On 5/1/2019 at 06:32, jupe1407 said:

I've finally managed to get some hills in the last couple of weeks. Dragged my hungover sister across the easy East Glenshee hills a couple of weeks back and yesterday had a brutal day on Carn Ban, a truly remote Corbett near Ullapool. It's about 20 miles of biking, mostly on a really rough rubbly track and 6+ miles on foot. The summit itsrlf is a great done, but with glorious views to the Deargs and Assynt mountains. I spent about 40 mins at the top, flat calm and warm. I even crashed out for 10 mins. Cycling back into what developed into a strong headwind was an irritating ending to the day. f**k being a purist and walking it all emoji38.png

 

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Cracking pics, Jupe! 

How many have you done in total? I'm only just nearing double-figures, which is pretty appalling (from Angus too). Out of interest, what was the Glenshee ones you did? Carn Aosda etc? Not to crow, but I took me 29 minutes to get to the top. I thought I had it done wrong or it was a false-peak as my book/walkhighlands site says 4-6 hrs for the three of Aosda, Cairnwell and Gheoidh.

Anyhoos, those pics are giving me the bug to get out when I'm next home in June! 

 

 

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Cracking pics, Jupe! 
How many have you done in total? I'm only just nearing double-figures, which is pretty appalling (from Angus too). Out of interest, what was the Glenshee ones you did? Carn Aosda etc? Not to crow, but I took me 29 minutes to get to the top. I thought I had it done wrong or it was a false-peak as my book/walkhighlands site says 4-6 hrs for the three of Aosda, Cairnwell and Gheoidh.
Anyhoos, those pics are giving me the bug to get out when I'm next home in June! 
 
 
I'm on 225 mate, but as with most East coasters I did everything around me first and now have about a 3 hour drive to my nearest unclimbed Munro [emoji38]

The Glenshee ones I did the other week were the 4 across the road. Bigger day than the Cairnwells but still good to do get under your belt early doors. A bit of a pain in the arse if you're on your own though as it's linear and means a long walk back to the start.

I had the exact experience on Carn Aosda. It was my 11th Munro. I got up it in about 25 minutes and checked the map about 3 times looking for the actual summit [emoji38]

Have you done any west coast/north west highland ones yet? Some utterly glorious walks and views to be had.
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On 06/02/2019 at 20:57, MONKMAN said:

Beinn Bhuidhe today, conditions above about 700m were horrendous.


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Fair play I found that Munro an unrelenting slog and lost the path about 5 times on the way up. That was on a clear summers day as well. 

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1 hour ago, MixuFixit said:

Pregnancy and Parenting thread for this pish I know - but have any of you taken small children up some hills? My wee boy's old enough I can carry him facing forward in a papoose and he'll happily babble away for 3 hours so I feel like with the summer coming I can probably manage some nearby Grahams and Corbetts with him in tow. Is this do-able or should I content myself with your great photos and wait till he's a bit older?

My brother used to do that when his eldest was a baby.  But then he's a major fitness type.

I waited until mine was a little older (4-5) so he could walk up the smaller ones himself.  

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Fair play I found that Munro an unrelenting slog and lost the path about 5 times on the way up. That was on a clear summers day as well. 
Beinn Buidhe is firmly in my "needs done but I can't be fucked with it" file.

Anyway, another day on the Cuillin ridge, Sgurr na Banachdich this time. One of the easy ones on Skye with ridiculous views.

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5 hours ago, jupe1407 said:

Beinn Buidhe is firmly in my "needs done but I can't be fucked with it" file.

Definitely not my favourite munro although I did do it in bad weather. But as you are on 200 odd it looks like it needs to be done. Enjoy the drive lol:lol:

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8 hours ago, jupe1407 said:

Anyone here done the scramble up to Sgurr Dubh Mor on the South Cuillin ridge? It looks a fairly exposed scramble up a few ledges. Is it tougher than the Aonach Eagach in terms of comparison?

I think Sgurr Dubh Mor is probably the  hardest munro that you do without a rope. There is some interesting route finding just to get to the scrambly bit at the end and although the Aonach probably has more sense of exposure, it is quite a bit easier IMO. We linked Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr Alisdair (via a tough little basalt chimney) when we did it and the whole day felt mildly scary :) If you don't have the book "skye scrambles" already, get it - it makes these routes much easier as it describes everything in minute detail.

Great photos of Banachdich BTW - my actual best ever day on the hills ended there after coming round the ridge (Aonach x10 :) ) from Sgurr a Greadaidh/Mhadaidh).

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I think Sgurr Dubh Mor is probably the  hardest munro that you do without a rope. There is some interesting route finding just to get to the scrambly bit at the end and although the Aonach probably has more sense of exposure, it is quite a bit easier IMO. We linked Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr Alisdair (via a tough little basalt chimney) when we did it and the whole day felt mildly scary [emoji4] If you don't have the book "skye scrambles" already, get it - it makes these routes much easier as it describes everything in minute detail.
Great photos of Banachdich BTW - my actual best ever day on the hills ended there after coming round the ridge (Aonach x10 [emoji4] ) from Sgurr a Greadaidh/Mhadaidh).
Cheers for that. I've read SDM as everything from straightforward to terrifying [emoji38]

My mate's doing the two day traverse in June so I've got the option of coming back with him. I think I'd sell my soul to avoid the Stone Shoot off SA. The weather looks decent for the rest of the week so Blaven via the South Ridge today looks on the cards.

We'd spoken to a guide about the Mhadaidh/Ghreadaidh/Banachdich traverse but wintry stuff on the ridge binned that one.
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35 minutes ago, jupe1407 said:

Cheers for that. I've read SDM as everything from straightforward to terrifying emoji38.png

It does seem to divide folk and you will probably find it a piece of piss - I think it was a tough one not just because of the pure scrambling  (which isn't *that* technically hard) but once you come down off Sgurr Dubh na du Bheinn, the way isn't always obvious and I always had a bit of fear that I was committing myself with no easy way back. The summit is a complete knife edge ridge and the way down is tougher than the way up. 

This made me reach for Skye Scrambles and I've just given myself the fear looking at the picture of the way we took up Alasdair from there - I must have been mad as it looks way worse than anything on SDM, which is the bit that stuck in my mind :)

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It does seem to divide folk and you will probably find it a piece of piss - I think it was a tough one not just because of the pure scrambling  (which isn't *that* technically hard) but once you come down off Sgurr Dubh na du Bheinn, the way isn't always obvious and I always had a bit of fear that I was committing myself with no easy way back. The summit is a complete knife edge ridge and the way down is tougher than the way up. 
This made me reach for Skye Scrambles and I've just given myself the fear looking at the picture of the way we took up Alasdair from there - I must have been mad as it looks way worse than anything on SDM, which is the bit that stuck in my mind [emoji4]
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Jesus christ, I think I can safely can any plans I had to do that on my own [emoji38]

Blaven today was sublime. Went up the south ridge, the tourist route was used on descent, several hundred metres of shite rubble and scree. f**k going up that
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It does seem to divide folk and you will probably find it a piece of piss - I think it was a tough one not just because of the pure scrambling  (which isn't *that* technically hard) but once you come down off Sgurr Dubh na du Bheinn, the way isn't always obvious and I always had a bit of fear that I was committing myself with no easy way back. The summit is a complete knife edge ridge and the way down is tougher than the way up. 
This made me reach for Skye Scrambles and I've just given myself the fear looking at the picture of the way we took up Alasdair from there - I must have been mad as it looks way worse than anything on SDM, which is the bit that stuck in my mind [emoji4]
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Are you on a rope there? Wtf
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14 hours ago, Swello said:
It does seem to divide folk and you will probably find it a piece of piss - I think it was a tough one not just because of the pure scrambling  (which isn't *that* technically hard) but once you come down off Sgurr Dubh na du Bheinn, the way isn't always obvious and I always had a bit of fear that I was committing myself with no easy way back. The summit is a complete knife edge ridge and the way down is tougher than the way up. 
This made me reach for Skye Scrambles and I've just given myself the fear looking at the picture of the way we took up Alasdair from there - I must have been mad as it looks way worse than anything on SDM, which is the bit that stuck in my mind emoji4.png
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Are you on a rope there? Wtf

That's a picture from a guide book - but I did do that section with no rope. It didn't feel quite as exposed as the pic shows (or more accurately, there were really good holds and I didn't look down :) )

Spending a few days on Skye does strange things to your sense of what you're comfortable doing. 

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