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And then there was one .... mo chreach !

And then there was one .... mo chreach !


Postby Collaciotach » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:28 pm

Munros included on this walk: Luinne Bheinn, Meall Buidhe (Knoydart)

Date walked: 05/10/2015

Time taken: 9 hours

Distance: 27 km

Ascent: 1586m

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Uill uill tha sin gu bhith deisel :crazy: ....

It has been a busy last few weeks with a late Summer allowing me to bag Sgurr a Ghreadaidh , Sgurr a Madhaidh and Liathaich in early September in glorious conditions which left me only three summits to crack this Munro malarky ! .

A last good day / wee window at the end of a weeks high pressure saw Sunday looking good for Luinne Bheinn and Meall Bhuidhe in Cnòideart ,so i packed the overnighter and a quick shift up to Mallaig for the Sunday ferry at 10.30am.

Before i go on ...... can you knock this "loony bin" nonsense on the head ? . The pronunciation is "Luinya Bheinn" with an almost silent "y" and the emphasis on the last word , Bheinn ..... pronounced " Ven" with a long "e". It bears no resemblence to "loony bin" , so do me a favour and show the indigenous language some respect please , if you can't pronounce , do your best , but don't demean the Gaelic tongue with bastardised and invariably poor english ...moran taing .

Anyway i was saying ...

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Air a chuan


A promising day and a fine service which see you to Inverie in under a half hour

We landed and headed off immediately , i have spent quite a few drunken visits to the Old Forge over the years on various ceilidh cruises so this time gave her a miss , anyway i hear the current owner is no much good ....

Off up past Tòrr a Bhalbhain with its "memorial" to the foreign carpetbagger / nazi british fascist , never went up but i sure hope any reference to him has been removed .... good views to our first target Meall Bhuidhe

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Meall Bhuidhe


So engrossed in cursing Brocket's memorial i managed to walk past the turn point to Gleann Meadail :? , ended up cutting across the bog-fluich and the face of the Druim to catch the path just past the bòthan .

From there a quick shift up the flank and onto the lower druim

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An Druim agus Loch Nèibheis


We made short work of this soon hitting the Bealach an Tuirc choire

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Air cùil


'Se latha breagha a bha ann .... a grand day very Autumnal and i was already mulling over where to pitch for the night , forecast was for increasing winds SE so already i was aiming to reach the Mam Barrisdale for about seven o clock .

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An Druim a ribhist


Sweated my way onto the summit with superb views all round but Labhar Bheinn was always catching the eye ..... àlainn

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An carn agus Labhar Bheinn


Spent 20 mins and then pushed on it was only 2.15pm and having left at 11am ,no bad going i now thought i would definetly make it onto the Mam before dark .

A steep and rough trauchle over to Luinne Bheinn and the stags were fair roaring ,some grand colors on show with browns and yellows looking very like Autumn

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Sgurr na Ciche


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Lochan


We were soon heading onto the Bealach Odhair and Luinne Bheinn in sight my penultimate ( i think :wink: )

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Luinne Bheinn


Filled up with water here and took the steep climb onto the East top ,not as heavy a climb as i reckoned it to be and great viewpoint

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Loch Sùbhairne


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A' Mhullach


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Mullach a ribhist


Had a well earned rest for half an hour as time now on my side was only 4.15pm :D

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An Cù


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Dathan


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An Tuath


Now decision time ..where to camp !!!!! in the end i decided to drop down to the Mam Barrisdale and take it from there ,great glow on the hills with the sun going down in the West ,no spectacular but atmospheric

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Luinne Bheinn


We made it down to the Mam in no time at all and pressed on toward the Loch an Dubh Lochain by the time we reached there.... i decided to walk a bit further ..... and a bit further , then decided that i'd make for the traigh fada (long beach) near Inverie.

Arrived at the shore for around 8.30pm and struck camp then a dram with dinner before turning in for the night . A great wee spot ,only us and the stags ,geese , lapping waves and a cool wind meant we slept all night with the tent fly zip opened to the stars .

Up at seven in the morning ..... lovely sunrise sky in the dawn light

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èirigh na greine air cùil Meall Bhuidhe


On my way to the 9am ferry i stopped to pay my repsects at the memorial cairn to the indigenous inhabitants of these shores

'S cùimhne leam eachdraidh an àite .... i know the history of this place and i will remember that story .

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I remember the history of this place


So ..sin agad e , one left and its Sgurr Mor on Loch Cuaich ,handy for me as its only an hours drive ....need to pick a route and a good day for the finale :D


Cheerie an drasda
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby basscadet » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:34 pm

That looked brilliant, there is no finer place when the weather is good :D
Nice easy finisher I see? :lol:
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby Sunset tripper » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:39 pm

Well done. Great pictures and a great place I camped near Meall Bhuidhe a few years ago. A five star wild camp.
Ive always wondered what the gaelic for diesel was, i wish i had known that when i was in Harris last year :D . Good luck and hope you get a good day for your last one.
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby Beaner001 » Tue Oct 06, 2015 12:31 am

And then there was one :clap:
An cu has had a run in with your sheers eh? :lol:
I wish you all the best with your final Munro Colla
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby robertphillips » Tue Oct 06, 2015 7:33 am

well done colla nearly there, left a guid 1 to the end. :clap: :clap:
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby rockhopper » Tue Oct 06, 2015 5:41 pm

Nice one - good weather for these two makes all the difference :thumbup: All the best for #282 - cheers :)
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby malky_c » Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:45 am

Weather jackpot hit there :D . Despite a pleasant September, I have mostly picked the wrong days to be out on the hill.

I had heard similar about the new pub owner, but it seemed OK to me. Mind you, I don't have any local connections or previous knowledge to judge it against, so not the best person to say anything.
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby basscadet » Thu Oct 08, 2015 1:02 pm

Oh well done - any ideas on what you are going to spend your voucher on? :clap:
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby Alteknacker » Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:24 pm

What a beautiful place when the weather's like that! Great report and great pics :clap: :clap: :clap:

It's looking at places like this that have made me decide I'd rather do ones like that multiple times than trudge up less characterful hills; so I guess I'll never get to a point where I'm anywhere near completion.
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby Scotjamie » Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:22 pm

Enjoyed the TR very much, enjoyed the photos very much, and enjoyed the pronunciation rant very very much :clap: . Best of luck for your final Munro.
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby LeithySuburbs » Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:46 pm

Looks a cracking day :) .

Collaciotach wrote:Before i go on ...... can you knock this "loony bin" nonsense on the head ? . The pronunciation is "Luinya Bheinn" with an almost silent "y" and the emphasis on the last word , Bheinn ..... pronounced " Ven" with a long "e". It bears no resemblence to "loony bin" , so do me a favour and show the indigenous language some respect, please , if you can't pronounce , do your best , but don't demean the Gaelic tongue with bastardised and invariably poor english ...moran taing .


Oh sorry, I can't resist... from the construction of this paragraph, I would be very careful about dishing out any advice related to language :lol: :wink: .
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby Susan J » Fri Oct 09, 2015 2:32 pm

Beautiful, beautiful pictures. Good luck with no. 282.
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby kevsbald » Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:11 am

Well said re pronounciation. And good luck for the big peak.
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby scottishkennyg » Sat Oct 10, 2015 8:39 pm

A1 Colla..no inversions this outing? liked the image of an Cu on the edge...one more , hope you get a cracking day for it.. :clap:
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Re: And then there was one .... mo chreach !

Postby dooterbang » Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:39 pm

Finishing in some style young fella, awesome yet again :clap:

You'll love the 15k walk out from the last munro, plenty of time to reflect on an incredible journey.

Best wishes for the compleation :)
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