Stay at home

[rockhopper]

Date: 1, 2 August 2011
Approx time incl stops: 23hrs
Approx distance: 59km
Approx ascent: 3,400m

Parked early in the usual car park just north of Auchlean in Glen Feshie. The weather wasn’t looking too promising for today but was supposed to improve for tomorrow.

GPS track - reduced to 500 waypoints for WH

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Walked down the road to Auchlean and then continued down the track past the woods to the east of the river.

[soulminer]

A fine big walk in a terrific setting. Certainly something for everyone in and around both Lairigs Heading there in September,hopefully, camping near the same spot as you- so long as the midges don't bleed me dry .
Cheers

[pigeon]

Superb effort again rockhopper ,heading up there at the weekend so cheers for the sneek preview

[dooterbang]

Superb again....another big outing.

Havnt done these yet either so gives me ideas.

We seem to be in the same areas just weeks/days apart.

Aye you've certainly got that bug again

[Graeme D]

[lomondwalkers]

Thats one helluva walk RH!!! Ur certainly racking them up, not long til the halfway mark now 100 bites on each leg My wee sparra legs would be reduced to skin and bone after that

[rockhopper]

Thanks all for the comments

100 bites on each leg My wee sparra legs would be reduced to skin and bone after that

I think they like going for my varicose veins as an easy option

[Alastair S]

Another epic there Mr Hopper - really racking them up now.

I too saw that "standing stone” on the west flank of Bienn Bhrotain. It looked to me that someone had put the stone in this position and then packed rocks round its base to keep it upright.

As for the b****** midges they are the main reason I don't go on our walking club meets to the west coast during the summer. We still get them here in the east but [usually] not in so great a number. Looks like this has been an exceptionally bad year for this blight.

[jonny616]

great report

Slow down though, only back in January your count was similar to mine

Regards

Jonny

[monty]

Hay Rockhopper, you are doing some mega walks lately this being one of them. Top class effort. Some good photos on a big round. Shame about the midges hahaha.