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Creag Meagaidh circuit - silence in the Mountais

Creag Meagaidh circuit - silence in the Mountais


by Petr Dakota » Thu Mar 19, 2015 1:56 am

Route description: Creag Meagaidh circuit

Munros included on this walk: Càrn Liath (Creag Meagaidh), Creag Meagaidh, Stob Poite Coire Àrdair

Date walked: 18/03/2015

Time taken: 6.22 hours

Distance: 21.53 km

Ascent: 1322m

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Re: Creag Meagaidh circuit - silence in the Mountais

Postby Petr Dakota » Sun Mar 22, 2015 11:03 pm

The Rodmiester wrote:Fabulous photographs there Petr, some hairy snow gradients done there, take care. Trust you had crampons on! :crazy: :crazy:

Thanks Rod :) Crampons in...my rucksack :crazy: :lol: tried the descent without...not sure if just lazy...or ready to slide down more safely without crampons = without any injury ( from crampons ) :roll: :D Good feelings I had them in my rucksack atleast ( joking ) :lol: :lol: in case of emergency...sometime just want to know what i am able to do :roll: :crazy: But in case of sliding down, there was a big smooth landing place in bottom :lol: ...but I heard the sound of my Heartbeat...better to use them next time ! :wink:
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Re: Creag Meagaidh circuit - silence in the Mountais

Postby Huff_n_Puff » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:26 pm

Fabulous photos, looks amazing, another place I want to visit this year so thanks for sharing :)
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Re: Creag Meagaidh circuit - silence in the Mountais

Postby davetherave » Mon Mar 23, 2015 9:46 pm

Fabulous report Petr. Your pictures a fantastic, some classic winter shots you captured .

I'm with Rodmiester about the crampons... P's ... I never spotted an ice axe attached to your rucksac?

All the best Dave.
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Re: Creag Meagaidh circuit - silence in the Mountais

Postby Petr Dakota » Tue Mar 24, 2015 8:56 am

Huff_n_Puff wrote:Fabulous photos, looks amazing, another place I want to visit this year so thanks for sharing :)

Thank you :) Enjoy your trip there this year
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Re: Creag Meagaidh circuit - silence in the Mountais

Postby Petr Dakota » Tue Mar 24, 2015 9:17 am

davetherave wrote:Fabulous report Petr. Your pictures a fantastic, some classic winter shots you captured .

I'm with Rodmiester about the crampons... P's ... I never spotted an ice axe attached to your rucksac?

All the best Dave.

Thank you Dave :) Glad you like the photos...big thanks belong to the weather for it :wink:
I agree about the crampons. Usually i am using crampons for this condition, just sometime ( if the condition and area around allowes ) want to try the possibillities without and get another experiences which can be useful in some unexpectable situations in the future :wink:
P.S. My ice axe is attached to my rucksack, but is not visible because the ice axe is on left side, but you can see only the right side on the photos :) :wink:
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here is the ice axe - attached to rucksack - on the left side ( photo from Lochnagar )
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...and here ice axe and crampons in use ( photo from Arrochar Alps )
:)
All the best to you too, have a good and safe time always in the mountains.
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Re: Creag Meagaidh circuit - silence in the Mountais

Postby Mountainlove » Tue Mar 24, 2015 3:29 pm

Lol don't think winter is over...we could still be in for some heavy snow...although I would prefer spring now as well...nothing better than wild camping without freezing your toes off and sunshine after 7pm :-)
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Re: Creag Meagaidh circuit - silence in the Mountais

Postby Petr Dakota » Tue Mar 24, 2015 3:35 pm

Mountainlove wrote:Lol don't think winter is over...we could still be in for some heavy snow...although I would prefer spring now as well...nothing better than wild camping without freezing your toes off and sunshine after 7pm :-)

Exactly ! :D that¨s what I said in my previous report, despite the winter finished by callendar we will still enjoy the snowy conditions in mountais probably until june - some tops all year :lol: :wink: Can't miss the snow, atleast for refreshing :D
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