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A fantastic return

A fantastic return


Postby Beaner001 » Fri Apr 14, 2017 10:05 pm

Route description: Stob Ban (Grey Corries)

Munros included on this walk: Stob Bàn (Grey Corries)

Date walked: 27/03/2017

Time taken: 6.3 hours

Distance: 18 km

Ascent: 852m

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Me and the family had a week booked in a lovely cottage in Aviemore so i had no more excuses to avoid the hills. We met my in laws at the Landmark centre on the Sunday in beautiful weather and all the boys had great fun tearing about. The Monday was my day though !!

TBH i felt i had lost my mojo a bit and was not really looking forward to my next munro so i had to make it an interesting one. Stob Ban had been the one marked in for my 200th but i thought i'd be better making it an interesting one to try to regain some hill interest, plus the weather looked fantastic and i knew the views would be good and it is a typical mountain shaped mountain if that makes any sense.

Drove the horrible road up to the locked gate with no mishaps, pics below. Ace day, mojo back. :lol:

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View from the cottage into the Gorms

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View from the top of the Landmark tower on the Sunday towards the Gorms

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Wee minister

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First views of the target

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Summit dugs

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Looking back down to the bothy and two Corbets

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Great views on such a clear day

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Stunning
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