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Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:51 pm
by pigeon
Not much needs to be said about this route that hasn't been said on here already,suffice to say that photos don't do this superb walk justice(well mines don't anyway)Gavin bagged a bonus Graham,myself,Gav and Chris loved the ridge whilst Ian took the doggy the safer route,photos: :wink:
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After the climb up the path from road the Saddle and ridge comes into view at last
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Gavin bags another Graham as us lazy arses lay on the grass
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the scramblin'begins on the Forcan ridge
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the boys on the Saddle summit from the trig point
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frozen lochan in June!
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walkers behind us on the ridge
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Ladhar Bhienn
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a wee bit tired on Sgurr na Sgine
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a look back to the Forcan ridge
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a wee coo and a big coo

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:55 pm
by xpfloyd
oooft! That looks a tad scary. Nice pics and well done

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:08 pm
by Tomsie
Nice looking forward to this.

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:23 pm
by Gavin99
Brilliant , a day to remember , thanks for the company and laughs 8)
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It's alright , you can look now, we're at the top !

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:25 pm
by Johnny Corbett
Ace indeed Pigeon. I remember bits of that ridge from your photos even though i never saw a thing when i did it :crazy:

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:27 pm
by dooterbang
Fab stuff :clap:

I love this ridge and hoping to do it for the 3rd time next week.

Cheers.

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 9:37 pm
by PeteR
Superb one pigeon :D :D

Some great photos :D

Still got this round to do, feeling very :mrgreen: looking at those photos :lol: I'll probably be on my own doing it. I take it it's not too tricky for a billy-no-mates :lol:

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:26 pm
by hutchy1
Looks a great ridge walk great pic im a bit peeved was planning to go up to scotland this weekend but with mwis promising low cloud and drizzle i camped in the lakes where it promised sun we got drizzle and cloudy summits :?

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:05 pm
by Bod
Great report pigeon, really enjoyed that route too. Fun to bump into at the food stop in Tyndrum - hope your chips were tasty :D :D :lol:

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 11:32 pm
by Frigate
Oh Mannnnn! :sick:

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 3:06 pm
by BlackPanther
I must say, The Forcan Ridge looks fun, fun, fun! :lol: One of my 2013 targets. The scrambling demon is awake :shock:

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:36 pm
by theduksguts
Johnny Corbett wrote:Ace indeed Pigeon. I remember bits of that ridge from your photos even though i never saw a thing when i did it :crazy:


superb ridge , im gonna do this 1 again without the low clouds sometime soon , pretty hairy being up there when you cant see anything :shock:

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:49 pm
by tomyboy73
WOW ! that looks like a great ridge, hopefully i`ll get up there this year or next

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:09 pm
by rockhopper
excellent pigeon - looked like you all had an enjoyable day :thumbup: didn't manage the ridge last year when on these hills but hope to get back some time - cheers :)

Re: Forcan ace!

PostPosted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 9:28 pm
by jonny616
Great pics there boys. One of the few routes I've done in the sunshine loved it.