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Back to the Hills, What a Start!!!

Back to the Hills, What a Start!!!


Postby mountainboy12 » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:44 am

Route description: Maol Chean-dearg ascent, Coulags

Munros included on this walk: Maol Chean-dearg

Date walked: 14/03/2015

Time taken: 5.5 hours

Distance: 14 km

Ascent: 932m

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Back to the hills, great day out!

Welcome to Coulags
ImageSAM_2030 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Maol Chean Dearg in the distance
ImageSAM_2032 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Sheep
ImageSAM_2033 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

The Bothy
ImageSAM_2043 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Maol Chean Dearg
ImageSAM_2044 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

An Ruadh Stac, Great Looking Corbett
ImageSAM_2049 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Almost at the top
ImageSAM_2052 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Beinn Damh
ImageSAM_2053 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

C'mon United!
ImageSAM_DUFCvsCFC by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Fionn-Abhainn
ImageSAM_2057 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Thanks for Reading! :D
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Re: Back to the Hills, What a Start!!!

Postby Giant Stoneater » Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:37 pm

Hopefully you will have another good day today.
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Re: Back to the Hills, What a Start!!!

Postby sross » Sun Mar 15, 2015 3:33 pm

Thanks for sharing this. We will be travelling near here later this year. Would you say that it is a good option for travellers who have good navigation skills, do lots of walking, but don't do a lot of hll climbing? Also, some of the other reports indicate that the 'going' isn't the best with lots of loose gravel. What is your opinion?
The views look like even an extreme effort would be rewarded.
Much Appreciated, I always enjoy your posts.
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Re: Back to the Hills, What a Start!!!

Postby simon-b » Sun Mar 15, 2015 9:53 pm

Superb scenery around there mountainboy. A great area to walk in.
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Re: Back to the Hills, What a Start!!!

Postby Beaner001 » Mon Mar 16, 2015 1:58 pm

Well done Marc, great pics and good to see you, your dad and Hamish back :clap:
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Re: Back to the Hills, What a Start!!!

Postby litljortindan » Mon Mar 16, 2015 9:41 pm

Good view of Ben Damph and great to see the summit adorned with tangerine!
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Re: Back to the Hills, What a Start!!!

Postby AnnieMacD » Tue Mar 17, 2015 3:26 pm

Hi Mountainboy, I'm the person you met at the bealach who took photos of you and Everest (oops, I mean Hamish) and the two adults who were accompanying you. I put a photo up on Flickr which you can download - here's the link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/124063959@N02/16844417105/. I knew you got to the top OK as I could hear you when I was down below on the north side of the hill. (Sorry your team didn't win.) What a great day it was and it was great meeting you.

Annie
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Re: Back to the Hills, What a Start!!!

Postby Huff_n_Puff » Tue Mar 17, 2015 6:05 pm

Great photos - amazed at how little snow there is - must go and investigate further :roll:

Shame about the result :(
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