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Re: Ben Avon on foot the whole way

PostPosted: Tue Feb 04, 2020 10:10 am
by 1Magnus
I never climbed those boulders either, and still ticked the hill off my list OK.

I don't climb summit cairns or trip points either, on other hills, so there!

Re: Ben Avon on foot the whole way

PostPosted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:36 am
by Colin1951
Nice report! I did Beinn a’Bhuird that way, all on foot, in the late 80’s with the plan of going over to Ben Avon. However i was destined to spend 1hour 50minutes searching for he tiny summit cairn in the clag - box searches anyone? - and just retreated back from the Sneck instead. Great walk, and I didn’t fully appreciate how far it was til I did Ben Avon 3 years ago using the bike!
Loved your photos and your descriptive approach.

Re: Ben Avon on foot the whole way

PostPosted: Sat Feb 08, 2020 12:43 am
by past my sell by date
1Magnus wrote:I never climbed those boulders either, and still ticked the hill off my list OK.

I don't climb summit cairns or trip points either, on other hills, so there!

I don't really mind you're not climbing the rocks but I'm sad that by dashing up to the Munro and back you missed 90% of what this fabulous mountain has to offer :( :( :(

Re: Ben Avon on foot the whole way

PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:22 pm
by 1Magnus
No dashing up to it and back - I did have a leisurely picnic lunch sitting at the foot of the tor for about an hour! :D

(I just didn't want to break an ankle, since it was a solo walk, so no climbing up those rocks for me).

Re: Ben Avon on foot the whole way

PostPosted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 2:28 pm
by past my sell by date
1Magnus wrote:No dashing up to it and back - I did have a leisurely picnic lunch sitting at the foot of the tor for about an hour! :D

(I just didn't want to break an ankle, since it was a solo walk, so no climbing up those rocks for me).

Yes but the summit is just one of about a dozen tors on that amazing plateau :D :D - all worth a visit
And I think to go and then come back the same way (if you did) is really a shame :( there are so many ways to reach it.

Re: Ben Avon on foot the whole way

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:26 am
by 1Magnus
I didn't come back the same way - I next went to Beinn a'Bhuird. Navigation around that summit a bit of a challenge on that day, but I got there in the end. A very enjoyable, leisurely, circular walk.

Re: Ben Avon on foot the whole way

PostPosted: Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:59 am
by past my sell by date
1Magnus wrote:I didn't come back the same way - I next went to Beinn a'Bhuird. Navigation around that summit a bit of a challenge on that day, but I got there in the end. A very enjoyable, leisurely, circular walk.

Glad to hear that :clap: - yes Beinn a'Bhuird is a difficult summit to find in bad visibility - coming the other way we'd started down a few metres before we realised: the rather flat cairn is a few metres N of the path :lol:

Re: Ben Avon on foot the whole way

PostPosted: Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:36 pm
by Lightfoot2017
Fabulous report. :clap: :clap:

This is my final Munro to do in the Cairngorms and I'll certainly use your walk report as a helpful guide.

Thanks so much. :D