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Ben Challum Revisited

Ben Challum Revisited


by Huck Finn » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:17 pm

Route description: Ben Challum, near Tyndrum

Munros included on this walk: Ben Challum

Date walked: 18/12/2011

Time taken: 6.5 hours

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Re: Ben Challum Revisited

Postby lomondwalkers » Mon Dec 19, 2011 4:45 pm

Well worth the effort uploading the photos, some stunning pics there :thumbup: Love the deer picture 8)
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Re: Ben Challum Revisited

Postby Huck Finn » Mon Dec 19, 2011 5:39 pm

lomondwalkers wrote:Well worth the effort uploading the photos, some stunning pics there :thumbup: Love the deer picture 8)


Thanks LW, it was cracking weather for the camera, could not fail really :-D
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Re: Ben Challum Revisited

Postby Ian Bayne » Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:17 pm

Epic report I would have lost the rag looked like a good day out I will wait untill the summer to do the nemisis I hate unfinnished buisness
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Re: Ben Challum Revisited

Postby pigeon » Tue Dec 20, 2011 10:19 pm

Great pics Huck,slightly better conditions than last time :lol:
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Re: Ben Challum Revisited

Postby pollyh33 » Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:59 am

Apologies for not replying sooner to this excellent report but for once I'm glad I didn't !!!! Your photographs were sooooo worth the wait- absolutely stunning. :clap:

The graveyard one is almost surreal :shock: Amazing!!!
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Re: Ben Challum Revisited

Postby Huck Finn » Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:43 am

pollyh33 wrote:The graveyard one is almost surreal :shock: Amazing!!!



Thanks Polly :D
The Graveyard one is a natural as well, No playing about on photoshop.
We are hitting the hills this friday and saturday, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a clear sky again, I think we have a chance on Friday, not so sure for Saturday though
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Re: Ben Challum Revisited

Postby BoyVertiginous » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:48 am

spiderwebb wrote:Good pics, like the one of the graveyard it almost looks like its a model !

Aye, or an animation...fantastic.
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Re: Ben Challum Revisited

Postby xpfloyd » Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:20 pm

Great report and outstanding photos. Hoping to do this one soon
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Re: Ben Challum Revisited

Postby Collaciotach » Sun Jan 08, 2012 10:26 pm

Should have been a Winner of the month...cracking photos :D
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Re: Ben Challum Revisited

Postby Huck Finn » Tue Jan 10, 2012 10:52 pm

Thanks for the posative comments :D
Although the photos were good (hard not to take a good pic in that weather :thumbup: ) the winner of the month has to be a good story to back up the photos and i'm not great with the imagination and writing :( But I still appreciate the statement :D
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