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Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start )

Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start )


by Petr Dakota » Thu Aug 20, 2015 7:53 pm

Route description: Beinn Eighe (western summits)

Munros included on this walk: Ruadh-stac Mòr (Beinn Eighe), Spidean Coire nan Clach (Beinn Eighe)

Date walked: 18/08/2015

Time taken: 5.52 hours

Distance: 18.5 km

Ascent: 1164m

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Re: Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start

Postby Petr Dakota » Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:33 pm

MonikaB wrote:Wow! That´s cool. I´m getting jealous. Let´s do it together next year! 8)

Ok, but Beinn Alligin :wink: Hope in Liathach on September 2015 :)
Thanks :D
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Re: Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start

Postby mgmt! » Wed Aug 26, 2015 5:43 pm

fantastic photos, wait till winter gets here, you start in the dark , then finish in the dark :crazy:
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Re: Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start

Postby Petr Dakota » Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:03 pm

mgmt! wrote:fantastic photos, wait till winter gets here, you start in the dark , then finish in the dark :crazy:

Thanks :) Good point about the darkness :D
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Re: Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start

Postby Jaxter » Thu Aug 27, 2015 10:58 am

Looks like your weather was better than mine - it was blowing a gale when I was there about 10 days earlier. Not sure I'd fancy going down the stone chute either, it was hard enough going up :shock:

Good job, and amazing pictures. Making me want to plan my next trip up there :lol:
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Re: Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start

Postby scottishkennyg » Thu Aug 27, 2015 1:39 pm

Well done on capturing some cracking images on a nigh perfect day and for sharing them with others too. Cheers Kenny
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Re: Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start

Postby Petr Dakota » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:32 am

Jaxter wrote:Looks like your weather was better than mine - it was blowing a gale when I was there about 10 days earlier. Not sure I'd fancy going down the stone chute either, it was hard enough going up :shock:

Good job, and amazing pictures. Making me want to plan my next trip up there :lol:


Thanks :) This area definitelly deserve a re-trip :D The scree gully down was crazy, but I kept descending on the right side next to the rock... :roll: :wink:
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Re: Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start

Postby Petr Dakota » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:34 am

scottishkennyg wrote:Well done on capturing some cracking images on a nigh perfect day and for sharing them with others too. Cheers Kenny


Thanks Kenny :D
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Re: Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start

Postby The Rodmiester » Fri Aug 28, 2015 8:46 am

Superb hill, superb photographs Petr :clap: :roll:
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Re: Beinn Eighe clear - The Taste of Torridon ( night start

Postby Petr Dakota » Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:49 pm

The Rodmiester wrote:Superb hill, superb photographs Petr :clap: :roll:

Thanks Rod :D Hope you will get a good weather and views there in November 8) :wink:
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