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First munro

First munro


Postby scotty72 » Wed May 04, 2011 7:10 pm

Route description: Schiehallion

Munros included on this walk: Schiehallion

Date walked: 03/05/2011

Time taken: 3.5 hours

Distance: 10.9 km

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First munro, weather great, bit blowy at summit, i think i have got this bug all you guys talk about! only 282 to go! :o
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Big Cheesy at summit!
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Re: First munro

Postby andyroog » Wed May 04, 2011 7:29 pm

Well done always good to get nice weather and the first one done happy days :D
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Re: First munro

Postby lomondwalkers » Wed May 04, 2011 9:04 pm

Great hill for your 1st Munro 8)
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Re: First munro

Postby Magoo82 » Wed May 04, 2011 9:50 pm

Well done Scotty, Schiehallion was my first munro aswell. Don't do what i did and wait 2 years to do your 2nd one!
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Re: First munro

Postby gammy leg walker » Wed May 04, 2011 9:57 pm

Only 282 to go scotty
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Re: First munro

Postby Julie » Wed May 04, 2011 9:58 pm

Well done, i could see your hill today from the Fara, what a cracking day for it!
Glad you enjoyed it, hope you've got your feet up and a wee pint in your hand by now
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Re: First munro

Postby rockhopper » Wed May 04, 2011 10:05 pm

Brilliant - congratulations :clap:

scotty72 wrote:i think i have got this bug all you guys talk about!
aye - you can get tweezers to remove ticks but once you've got this bug, you're stuck with it :lol:
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Re: First munro

Postby skuk007 » Wed May 04, 2011 10:33 pm

Well done Scotty. Don't you go cheating and use that "Beam me up..." nonsense on any of the next 282. :lol:
How you get as good weather on the rest. :wink:
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Re: First munro

Postby Merry-walker » Wed May 04, 2011 10:45 pm

Yayyy

Well done :D
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Re: First munro

Postby Fudgie » Thu May 05, 2011 11:28 am

Well done big guy. I stayed in Kinloch Rannoch a couple of years ago but never got to climb Schiehallion although it is high on my list.
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Re: First munro

Postby Morag M » Fri May 06, 2011 12:34 am

congrats. on your 1st, this is a nice one, what's going to be your number 2? It's so easy to catch the bug lol.
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Re: First munro

Postby chicagrande » Fri May 06, 2011 12:56 pm

Well done! My first Munro too - but you got there first :D
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Re: First munro

Postby scotty72 » Sat May 07, 2011 2:40 am

chicagrande wrote:Well done! My first Munro too - but you got there first :D


Well done to you aswell karen, Never mind who gets there first, see you at another meet up soon.

Scotty.
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Re: First munro

Postby 2dalmatians » Sun May 08, 2011 10:07 pm

Congratulations Scotty - the first of many for you I hope!!
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