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Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 6:22 pm
by Stretch
Needed something rather easy and close by to do on this Friday afternoon so I choose Ben Gulabin just north of the Spittal of Glenshee. The forecast didn't look too good for the morning, so I didn't start my walk until 2. An hour and a half later I was back at the car. I traveled very light and used the camera on my phone, only took 2 sips of water the whole way. :shock: This is a simple walk, but the views south were really nice once the cloud broke away. I carried on from the summit to the east top and then down the steepish slope all the way back to the car. A good little hill for a 'quickie'. 8)


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Spittal of Glenshee


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Ben Gulabin summit


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From the eastern top


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Road to Braemar from start of descent

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 6:43 pm
by davetherave
Hey stretch, is that you now making a hit on the corbetts.

That was our 2010 hogmanay walk but we extended it slightly by walking round the coire to the north due to the decent weather.

Brought back memories of a fine day for us.

Cheers. Dave.

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 6:54 pm
by ChrisW
nice one stretch, even with the cloud there are some good views there, you can't beat a 'quickie' :wink: :lol:

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 7:01 pm
by Stretch
Getting a few more of them in now Dave, especially now that I'm running out of nearby munros. :lol: I was going to head on up the road to do the Loch Callater corbett you guys did not too long ago, but looking at the sky I decided against it.

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 8:06 pm
by gammy leg walker
Looks like you had a nice wee walk Andy

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:40 pm
by rockhopper
Looks a nice walk to fit in when you've got a spare hour or two - helps keep fit as well :D

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 10:10 pm
by Johnny Corbett
There's a few quickies in that area that you can knock off within a couple of hours, by using a car you could probably get 4 in, in a day.

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 2:02 am
by davetherave
Any chance of a contact no for all the above quickies in the area. :lol:

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 1:01 am
by Merry-walker
Easy and simple for a nice lad like you with long legs - but for a widget like me, it was hard going :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol:

nice report Stretch... not sure about you calling it a quickie though... for me, it took longer :wink:

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Sun May 08, 2011 9:25 am
by 2dalmatians
Nice report Stretch - an hour and a half though? - I guarantee that's not "2D time" :lol:

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 1:05 am
by Merry-walker
No MW time either (add 40 divide by 3 then add 120) :lol:

2D, everyone would still do this walk faster that me :lol:

good one Stretch...

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 1:56 pm
by Graeme D
Stretch wrote:Needed something rather easy and close by to do on this Friday afternoon so I choose Ben Gulabin just north of the Spittal of Glenshee.


Would the nearest pub not have fit the bill perfectly???? :lol: :lol: :lol: Instead off you go galavanting up some Corbett! Lord help us - Stretch is now at the Corbetts! He'll have the Munros done by next week right enough, so he needs something to occupy his time for the rest of the summer and take his mind off that pesky thesis he's rumoured to be working on.

Excellent work that man - keep it up! :D

Re: Ben Gulabin

PostPosted: Mon May 09, 2011 2:42 pm
by Stretch
Graeme, I was thinking about 17th century Scottish apocalyptic thought the entire way up this hill :lol: I did decide to cancel my plans to join you and Kev in the Mamores this week in order to give the thesis more attention, but I'll be wishing I had of joined up as the week goes on. You kids have fun!

Now, when can I get the next corbett in . . .