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TGO2022 Kilchoan to Montrose, on one hill a day

Hi All, Midwinter, time to get the maps out. Then I discovered I hadn't added any of the hills I bagged during my crossing of Scotland in 2022, as a participant in The Great Outdoors Challenge. So, some homework to do. To keep it very short, I found there's two sides to the TGO. One is the preparati...
by Klaasloopt
Sat Jan 06, 2024 11:46 am
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: TGO2022 Kilchoan to Montrose, on one hill a day
Replies: 1
Views: 608

Re: Isle of Mull- More than just Ben More

Great report! :clap:
Pretty unique, this snorkelling/hillwalking combination. Amazing.
by Klaasloopt
Thu Dec 30, 2021 11:22 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Isle of Mull- More than just Ben More
Replies: 5
Views: 1911

Re: High camps, low streams: Mull, Morvern, Mamores (11 days

Good to see you back on the site - and with some wander to announce your return! Notwithstanding "modern gear" you must have been lugging a fair-sized pack around, if not 80 pounds! A great read, and some superb photos. Do you have a fancy camera, or do you just use your mobile phone in g...
by Klaasloopt
Mon Nov 15, 2021 9:41 am
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: High camps, low streams: Mull, Morvern, Mamores (11 days)
Replies: 6
Views: 2442

Re: Beinn Bhuidhe, the urbex way

Oh, I like the photo's very much, you've captured the aesthetics very well! But hey, what could we expect, you're half titanium :)
(I face the industrial every now and then, visited Glensanda Superquarry early september)
by Klaasloopt
Fri Nov 12, 2021 6:00 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Beinn Bhuidhe, the urbex way
Replies: 33
Views: 9246

High camps, low streams: Mull, Morvern, Mamores (11 days)

maps: further down; gear: last paragraph Just lovely My spirits were heightened by misty Oban harbor. Nothing epitomises getting away better than the sight of a Calmac ferry, engines running. When I arrived on the Isle of Mull, at Craignure pier, the bus driver said: ‘I’ll give you a free ride’. Non...
by Klaasloopt
Fri Nov 12, 2021 3:02 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: High camps, low streams: Mull, Morvern, Mamores (11 days)
Replies: 6
Views: 2442

Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Goed gedaan jongens! :clap:
by Klaasloopt
Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:58 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13days)
Replies: 12
Views: 2383

Re: Navigation watch, app or...?

I use an iPhone for navigation, with paper prints of ridges and difficult areas as a backup. The app I use is Viewranger, (recently swallowed by Outdooractive). I draw my routes and variations (safer, shorter) on the digital maps, alos when in the field. In practice, even in bad weather, I rely on t...
by Klaasloopt
Fri May 14, 2021 10:21 am
 
Forum: Gear and Equipment talk
Topic: Navigation watch, app or...?
Replies: 13
Views: 4049

Re: Navigation watch, app or...?

I use an iPhone for navigation, with paper prints of ridges and difficult areas as a backup. The app I use is Viewranger, recently Viewranger has been swallowed by Outdooractive, a similar app with more modern features. I draw my routes and variations (safer, shorter) on the digital maps, and often ...
by Klaasloopt
Thu May 13, 2021 10:29 am
 
Forum: Gear and Equipment talk
Topic: Navigation watch, app or...?
Replies: 13
Views: 4049

Re: Is April a good time to hike to the very North of Scotla

Hi, April or even March is a great time to walk the Northwest. My last 7 multi day treks were March or early April and my reports give a good idea of the weather. Frosty mornings are the best! Most hill-baggers avoid bad weather and drive up when the weather's fine. On a longer trek you cannot avoid...
by Klaasloopt
Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:29 am
 
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Is April a good time to hike to the very North of Scotland?
Replies: 18
Views: 4611

Re: TGO Challenge 2021

Booked into accommodation at Spean Bridge,campsite at Blair Atholl and Brechin on the last night to get cleaned up. Resupply will be an issue as the normal areas such as Fort Augustus,Newtonmore, Aviemore and Braemar are not being used. Hopefully I can sorted at Blair Atholl My understanding of the...
by Klaasloopt
Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:33 pm
 
Forum: General discussion
Topic: TGO Challenge 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 3690

Re: TGO Challenge 2021

I'm in too, and quite excited. I didn't think I'd stand a chance with deferrers and so many 'regulars'. It's my first TGO but it is my twentieth long trek in Scotland since I first came to the Highlands in 1990 (in jeans, of course :lol: ). My starting point is Oban, it's the only place I can reach ...
by Klaasloopt
Wed Jan 06, 2021 6:30 pm
 
Forum: General discussion
Topic: TGO Challenge 2021
Replies: 15
Views: 3690

Re: Return to the Highlands; a week dodging the weather

Excellent report, showing some cunning ways to work around the weather.
Especially the coastal bothy trip is a splendid idea. Safe, but still wild, judging by the photos.
by Klaasloopt
Thu Mar 19, 2020 11:23 am
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Return to the Highlands; a week dodging the weather
Replies: 9
Views: 3368

Re: Am Bàthach from Rannoch (9 snowy days)

JackColclough wrote:Great post Klaas! Great photo’s 👌especially that one of you descending Sgurr Mor!
Feel free to let me know when you’re back in the North West
JackLondonDentist 👍


Hey Jack, good to hear from you!
As you have read, I really appreciated the company up Sgurr Mor :clap:
cheers
Klaas
by Klaasloopt
Sun Mar 15, 2020 7:34 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Am Bàthach from Rannoch (9 snowy days)
Replies: 13
Views: 6080

Re: Am Bàthach from Rannoch (9 snowy days)

I wonder if you will return so early in the year next year? Out of interest do you make notes each day? Your routes are so descriptive and you make it sound like so much fun. One of the benefits of digital navigation: check position, take a pic. Hence the photos of ‘grotty conditions’. Next year mi...
by Klaasloopt
Sat Mar 14, 2020 7:20 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: Am Bàthach from Rannoch (9 snowy days)
Replies: 13
Views: 6080

Re: A Skye blue day on the southern Cuillin

What I love most about this is the opportunistic attitude that is a premise for this fabulous day out :clap:
by Klaasloopt
Thu Mar 12, 2020 8:00 pm
 
Forum: Walk reports - Scotland
Topic: A Skye blue day on the southern Cuillin
Replies: 7
Views: 2818
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