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New Munro?

New Munro?


Postby Caberfeidh » Tue Jan 18, 2022 12:27 pm

Would this count as a Munro? Over one thousand metres, that's over three thousand feet, we could maybe arrange a space shuttle flight or something? Who is up for it?

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/giant-1km-wide-asteroid-to-pass-by-earth-nasa-says/ar-AASRLQF?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBoPWjQ
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Re: New Munro?

Postby KeithS » Tue Jan 18, 2022 12:51 pm

Only whilst it is passing directly over Scotland (albeit 1.2 million miles above)
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Re: New Munro?

Postby jupe1407 » Wed Jan 19, 2022 1:34 am

Would need to start from sea level, imo
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Re: New Munro?

Postby Tinto63 » Wed Jan 19, 2022 10:20 am

Who would be the first intrepid Munroist to climb it if it landed gently on the Cairngorm Plateau?
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Re: New Munro?

Postby Sunset tripper » Wed Jan 19, 2022 12:02 pm

An E-bike would definitely be cheating! :D
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Re: New Munro?

Postby matt_outandabout » Wed Jan 19, 2022 12:44 pm

I bet some bugger creates a cairn on it before we get there....
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Re: New Munro?

Postby Sgurr » Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:25 am

Let's hope nothing nudges it in our direction. If it does, it will save us worriyng about global waring for a while. Did anyone watch the film "Look Up"? It got panned by the critics, but I enjoyed it in a moralistic/macabre sort of way.
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Re: New Munro?

Postby AyrshireAlps » Fri Jan 21, 2022 11:28 am

Agreed, it was about the best docu on climate change I've seen yet.
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