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Buachaille Etive Mor

Buachaille Etive Mor


Postby Stuart Angus » Thu May 31, 2012 4:35 pm

Route description: Buachaille Etive Mòr

Munros included on this walk: Stob Dearg (Buachaille Etive Mòr), Stob na Bròige (Buachaille Etive Mòr)

Date walked: 20/05/2012

Time taken: 6 hours

Distance: 13 km

Ascent: 1400m

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2nd reports in a today, I must be bored! :lol:
Having been up later than we wanted because Chelsea couldn't beat the Germans in normal time coupled with the fact we both had quite a large family do yesterday we were quite tired on this one. When I looked up and saw that bloody gorge we were going up, I nearly about turned but it was a long drive home so might as well do it now I'm hear.

Impressive view as we turned the corner into Glencoe
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We met a couple of climbers who were going up Crowberry Tower and were urging us to go up Curved Ridge...............not today boys..........or any other for that matter! They were nice guys and wished us an enjoyable day before saying they'd be at the top before us :) Anyway two words guys if you ever read this..................we won! :lol:

The route we opted for
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Stevo at the top of Stob Dearg, bidean in the backgorund :clap:
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Me at the top of Stob Dearg
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Ben Nevis with hunners of snow on it
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Bidean with a dusting on top
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Stevo at the top of Stob na Broige
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View back over to stob Dearg
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View down our decent route, very nice
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Helicopter, which we'd heard going back and forth all day
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Re: Buachaille Etive Mor

Postby skuk007 » Thu May 31, 2012 10:06 pm

Nice report Stuart and really like the photos.

Not surprised you beat those guys to the top, 6 hours round trip, that's pretty impressive.
I didn't realise there was still that much snow left around the Glencoe area.
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Re: Buachaille Etive Mor

Postby Stuart Angus » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:06 am

skuk007 wrote:Nice report Stuart and really like the photos.

Not surprised you beat those guys to the top, 6 hours round trip, that's pretty impressive.
I didn't realise there was still that much snow left around the Glencoe area.

Thanks skuk, we hit it off with the weather that day, it was perfect for walking in. All that snow had gone by last weekend though, the 5 days of Scottish summer put pay to that, now we've got 3 months of rain and bad weather to look forward to knowing Scotland's climate!!! :lol:
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