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Stob Coire nan Lochan

Stob Coire nan Lochan


Postby litljortindan » Thu Aug 07, 2014 9:59 pm

Date walked: 20/06/1995

Time taken: 8 hours

Distance: 8 km

Ascent: 1115m

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The heat wave of '95 saw our small group head up to Stob Coire nan Lochan for a midsummer bivvy. Three of our party being French choir singers led to a fantastic impromptu sing song in the lost valley at the start, before a long, hot haul of sleeping bags onto the top.
It was so hot that we gave up carrying water and decided instead to gather summit snow for our cooking and ablutions. A good decision! Wonderful memories.

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Lost Valley.

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Midsummer sunset.

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A dip at the bottom.
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Re: Stob Coire nan Lochan

Postby celt54321 » Fri Aug 08, 2014 1:54 pm

that looks like a great wee trip,the dip in the loch looks magic :)
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Re: Stob Coire nan Lochan

Postby litljortindan » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:08 pm

celt54321 wrote:that looks like a great wee trip,the dip in the loch looks magic :)


I suppose memories can take on a rosy tint over time but definitely a day, night and morning that stand out for me.
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Re: Stob Coire nan Lochan

Postby Sunset tripper » Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:18 pm

Good to see pictures from a few years ago. Still a fair bit of snow at the bealach in your lost valley picture 8)
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