by rabthecairnterrier » Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:02 am
I think Clivegrif has it right when he doubts that the Venerable Sir Hugh ever imagined anyone would want to do them all more than once.
Common sense would suggest that you embark on your second round with your first repeat ascent regardless of whether you've finished the first round. I've a handful still to do, which I could easily do this year If I get myself organised, but I'm not in any hurry. Only did three new Munros last year. At the moment I seem to be collecting more Grahams than anything else, largely because it's the only option if I want to do something new that's an easy day trip from home.
So far I've logged almost 100 repeat Munro ascents, the record so far being 9 ascents of An Socach in G Affric, so technically I've embarked on my ninth round without having finished the first, but I don't ever see myself "compleating" twice let alone nine times. On that dubious basis I've also embarked on my 28th round of the Corbetts while being a long way short of finishing the first! And as for the sub-2000 Marilyns I think I've begun my 180th round thanks to the wee hill an hour and a quarter's walk from my front door!
A friend of mine has done all the Munros, Corbetts, Grahams AND Munro Tops for good measure , yet claims never to go on the hill if the weather is anything less than perfect. Another claims no interest in Munros as such but collects Marilyns instead , only he likes climbing them in the dark.
Funny thing right enough, peak bagging.