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Name that Corrie!

Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BoyVertiginous » Mon Jan 03, 2022 3:48 pm

HalfManHalfTitanium wrote:Clue - I am on a solitary munro - however, it is sometimes combined with another (by people fitter than me)

Tim

Not completely convinced, but reminds me of Coire Fionn-Lairige on the Meall nan Tarmachan ridge route?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:33 pm

BoyVertiginous wrote:
HalfManHalfTitanium wrote:Clue - I am on a solitary munro - however, it is sometimes combined with another (by people fitter than me)

Tim

Not completely convinced, but reminds me of Coire Fionn-Lairige on the Meall nan Tarmachan ridge route?


You are very close!

Tarmachan ridge forms part of the right hand skyline…

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Mon Jan 10, 2022 10:56 pm

Not completely convinced, but reminds me of Coire Fionn-Lairige on the Meall nan Tarmachan ridge route?

You are very close!

Tarmachan ridge forms part of the right hand skyline…

And the Ben Lawers range the left hand skyline…
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:45 am

HalfManHalfTitanium wrote:Not completely convinced, but reminds me of Coire Fionn-Lairige on the Meall nan Tarmachan ridge route?

You are very close!

Tarmachan ridge forms part of the right hand skyline…

And the Ben Lawers range the left hand skyline…
Tim


Further clue! - Glen Lyon

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Fri Jan 14, 2022 12:14 pm

Coire an Duich?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:01 pm

jmarkb wrote:Coire an Duich?


Yes :clap: :clap: :clap:

well done getting that one - glad you have got it, as it has been sitting there a while!

over to you

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Fri Jan 14, 2022 4:25 pm

Thanks, Tim - I was waiting for BV to have another go!

How about this one?

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BlackPanther » Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:12 am

Coire Mor an Teallach? Taken from Sail Mhor?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby jmarkb » Mon Jan 17, 2022 11:32 am

BlackPanther wrote:Coire Mor an Teallach? Taken from Sail Mhor?


Yes, spot on! :clap:
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BlackPanther » Mon Jan 17, 2022 7:05 pm

Thanks :D Sail Mhor is a cracker in winter conditions!

Next corrie... No snow this time:
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BlackPanther » Fri Jan 21, 2022 4:40 pm

Clue: the mountain is a Munro, connected with another one, usually the two are climbed together.
The ridge to the far right looks higher than given Munro, but it leads to a Corbett.
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Fri Jan 21, 2022 9:38 pm

BlackPanther wrote:Clue: the mountain is a Munro, connected with another one, usually the two are climbed together.
The ridge to the far right looks higher than given Munro, but it leads to a Corbett.


Coire a' Bheithe, on the Glenfinnan Sgurr Thuilm?

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby BlackPanther » Mon Jan 24, 2022 10:41 am

HalfManHalfTitanium wrote:Coire a' Bheithe, on the Glenfinnan Sgurr Thuilm?


It is indeed, with the ridge of Streap to the right. :D :D

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Mon Jan 24, 2022 9:29 pm

Thanks!

What is this corrie?

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby Alteknacker » Tue Jan 25, 2022 11:21 pm

CoireDearg??
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