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No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...


by jstalker66621 » Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:44 pm

Route description: Meall Ghaordaidh from Glen Lochay

Munros included on this walk: Meall Ghaordaidh

Date walked: 01/01/2012

Time taken: 3.35 hours

Distance: 9.5 km

Ascent: 895m

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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby yokehead » Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:48 pm

Well done both in making it in those conditions, and in getting to no. 150. :clap:

Good to see Ghaordaidh maintaining the evil weather reputation! 8)
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby SusieThePensioner » Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:49 pm

Great that you got out and bagged no. 150 :clap: Good to see the photos as well, especially with y***y ****y *****y :lol:
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby jstalker66621 » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:40 pm

SusieThePensioner wrote:Great that you got out and bagged no. 150 :clap: Good to see the photos as well, especially with y***y ****y *****y :lol:



Sssshhh that's the secret code word Susie....

Cheers for all the comments folks, makes it all so worthwhile.
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby quoman » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:51 pm

Hi jstalker66621

well done on the 150 mark :thumbup:

done it at the begining of last year in the sane conditions well done again
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby spiderwebb » Mon Jan 02, 2012 10:31 pm

Tomsie, don'y worry you'll be out before May if I have anything to do with it ! Glad you had a great time in Ireland, time to work it all off now :lol:
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby jstalker66621 » Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:00 pm

Nice wee write up there Tomsie...more than I thought you were going to put from the way you were speaking..."just add a few pics to your one i think" was how I recall it anyway.

I deliberately left out the pitiful attempt at sledging on the shovel...but wish I had gotten a video of it now!!
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby Tomsie » Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:14 pm

spiderwebb wrote:Tomsie, don'y worry you'll be out before May if I have anything to do with it ! Glad you had a great time in Ireland, time to work it all off now :lol:


Trying to get rid of drinks and sweets here first :D ....
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby Tomsie » Mon Jan 02, 2012 11:16 pm

jstalker66621 wrote:Nice wee write up there Tomsie...more than I thought you were going to put from the way you were speaking..."just add a few pics to your one i think" was how I recall it anyway.

I deliberately left out the pitiful attempt at sledging on the shovel...but wish I had gotten a video of it now!!


I know would have put one up but you beat me too it, didnt want to be jamming the forum with same report :D
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby jstalker66621 » Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:19 am

Alastair S wrote:Saw your post in the meet-up area and as I've still to do Mullach Clach a'Bhlair did think of joining you - but the forecast was pretty dire so did a wee family walk instead. Good to see you managed something despite the poor weather.


Alastair we only changed the route at the last possible moment, based on weather reports, knowing that no one else had responded to our meet post. That is not something I would usually do, not without warning anyway, but I think we made the right decision...
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby jstalker66621 » Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:33 am

spiderwebb wrote:Nice one guys, that Tomsie didn't waste any time getting out after being away !! :lol:

Great report enjoyed it.

Well done on the 150, I made the 100 too so my targets are 50 behind yours (Scoob999 is 50 behind me), I'll be aiming for 150 by end of this year I think, after initially aiming for the half way mark 140ish.


Targets are there to be broken Spider...I set out to reach 125 (last year now) but when I passed it I changed it to 141 (which had by then become halfway) and when I passed that it was 150 by the year end. Sadly I fell short of that (149) but still managed a respectable 65 Munro's for my year...If I can reach 200 by the time I stop in 2012 it gives me a great base to manage them all by the time i'm 45 (which has always been the REAL aim). But even if I dont it wont matter...who knows what's around the corner for any of us?? I will just keep plodding away, picking them off and writing up the blog as I go, for the sheer enjoyment of being out and doing it. :D :D
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby jstalker66621 » Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:45 am

Johnny Corbett wrote:I was expecting to be reading a report on Mullach but here's you on Ghaordaidh. I ended up just along the road from you guys climbing the short Corbett Meall na Subh. Well done on hitting your target of 150. Were you guys in a VW camper?


Was sorry to miss out on the chance to meet up (how is the strain??) but hopefully there will be other opportunities to come in the near future.
We were the VW Polo parked before the bridge (I did think that space was too small for the suggested four cars). :)
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Re: No better way to start a year than bagging Munro 150...

Postby Johnny Corbett » Tue Jan 03, 2012 9:53 am

jstalker66621 wrote:
Johnny Corbett wrote:I was expecting to be reading a report on Mullach but here's you on Ghaordaidh. I ended up just along the road from you guys climbing the short Corbett Meall na Subh. Well done on hitting your target of 150. Were you guys in a VW camper?


Was sorry to miss out on the chance to meet up (how is the strain??) but hopefully there will be other opportunities to come in the near future.
We were the VW Polo parked before the bridge (I did think that space was too small for the suggested four cars). :)


The strain turned out to be ok in the end, i had vision of being laid up for a couple of weeks but thankfully thats not the case. Will keep an eye on the meet ups for future walks.
Cheers and all the best
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