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Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Mighty Marsco from Sligachan


by Bod » Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:56 pm

Route description: Marsco from Sligachan

Fionas included on this walk: Marsco

Date walked: 09/07/2012

Time taken: 6.75 hours

Distance: 16.5 km

Ascent: 842m

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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby Bod » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:49 pm

Thanks for all the comments folks, the high slopes and surroundings of Marsco certainly were a wonderful places to be :D :D :D
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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby LeithySuburbs » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:35 pm

Ooh, had been waiting for a report on this hill. Looks a cracker :) .
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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby ChrisW » Fri Aug 31, 2012 4:19 am

That's a real beauty Bod but are you sure it was July this year....there's no rain :lol:
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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby Bod » Fri Aug 31, 2012 7:29 pm

ChrisW wrote:That's a real beauty Bod but are you sure it was July this year....there's no rain :lol:


Hi Chris, there was seemingly no rain in Skye for the best part of 10 weeks! Amazing, even the midges were not there. They will have had a chance now with rain and moisture during August ...... :lol:
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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby SusieThePensioner » Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:00 pm

A lovely walk, great weather and some fantastic photos :thumbup: One of my favourite places :D

This is one of the few hills I've walked in Scotland, back in 1969 to be precise :lol: :lol:
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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby L-Hiking » Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:41 pm

Great report Bod, thanks for sharing looks like you had a great day
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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby Bod » Mon Sep 03, 2012 11:50 pm

SusieThePensioner wrote:A lovely walk, great weather and some fantastic photos :thumbup: One of my favourite places :D

This is one of the few hills I've walked in Scotland, back in 1969 to be precise :lol: :lol:


Hi Susie, glad you enjoyed this wee report on Marsco. It really is a special mountain. Hopefully we will see you one of these days at a WH meet? :D :D :D
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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby SusieThePensioner » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:07 pm

Bod wrote:Hopefully we will see you one of these days at a WH meet?


Think that is my ambition now!! :lol: I'm next up in Scotland for 2 weeks at the beginning of October :D
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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby basscadet » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:09 pm

Oooh october.. my least favourite walking month.. You must be a hardy quine! :lol:
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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby Bod » Thu Sep 06, 2012 12:06 am

Here's tae a fine hiking and ootdoors month in October........ :roll: :wink: :D
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Re: Mighty Marsco from Sligachan

Postby SusieThePensioner » Thu Sep 06, 2012 8:36 pm

basscadet wrote:Oooh october.. my least favourite walking month.. You must be a hardy quine!


Always go away first two weeks in October and been very lucky with the weather last 4 years; twice on Skye, also Assynt and Torridon :D

Bod wrote:Here's tae a fine hiking and ootdoors month in October........
Hear hear :thumbup:
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