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The Fisherfield Six

The Fisherfield Six


by johnnyhall » Wed Oct 27, 2010 11:59 am

Route description: Fisherfield 6, from Shenavall

Munros included on this walk: A' Mhaighdean, Beinn Tarsuinn, Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair, Ruadh Stac Mòr, Sgùrr Bàn

Corbetts included on this walk: Beinn a' Chlaidheimh

Date walked: 25/10/2010

Time taken: 13 hours

Distance: 47 km

Ascent: 2820m

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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby johnnyhall » Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:38 pm

It was a Panasonic Lumix TZ7. It's repairable, just a dent in the zoom mechanism but it's stopping it from working. Frustrating.
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby kinley » Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:46 pm

johnnyhall wrote:It was a Panasonic Lumix TZ7. It's repairable, just a dent in the zoom mechanism but it's stopping it from working. Frustrating.


Doubly so - I imagine carrying a non-functioning camera would have been weight you didn't need :?
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby johnnyhall » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:02 pm

kinley wrote:
johnnyhall wrote:It was a Panasonic Lumix TZ7. It's repairable, just a dent in the zoom mechanism but it's stopping it from working. Frustrating.


Doubly so - I imagine carrying a non-functioning camera would have been weight you didn't need :?


And the tripod. If I'm honest, I just forgot about it after I did it - no point dwelling on it. It's not like I was in an amazing wilderness filled with awesome photo opportu... damn it.
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby johnnyhall » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:03 pm

Where should I go next? Kintail? Affric? Alder?
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby kinley » Wed Oct 27, 2010 10:07 pm

Knoydart

Anywhere on the NW coastal strip gets my vote though 8)
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby johnnyhall » Thu Oct 28, 2010 9:10 am

I've got some semi-formed plans for Knoydart but I have to wait until winter is over. My friend works in Inverie, so I need to take in the hostelry there as part of any trip.
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby kinley » Thu Oct 28, 2010 5:50 pm

Lots of options in Kintail - great mix of hills too. Plenty of wild-camp options :)

Got a week on Knoydart (Inverie) next year - cannae wait 8)
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby Slogger » Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:26 pm

That's what I like, bags of enthusiasm, effort and imagination. My biggest effort now is keeping it going as strong as I approach my 66th year.
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby johnnyhall » Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:00 pm

Slogger wrote:That's what I like, bags of enthusiasm, effort and imagination. My biggest effort now is keeping it going as strong as I approach my 66th year.
Dave.

Thanks. I've got those 3, but I've no time!

I think it might be Kintail/Affric next.
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby Merry-walker » Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:12 pm

A big :thumbup: on my face book :D
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby butchyboy73 » Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:28 am

Excellent report and epic trip. I'm keen to know how you get on with the Terrocs and crampons :) I do envy you though, it's the sort of thing I'd love to do but my (lame) excuse is I don't have a car to zip up north, do trip, zip back in time to get on with grim reality of life :(
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby Vidiprinter » Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:03 am

Cracking report. This is the level of detail I'd like to include in reports but can never muster the enthusiasm to do so when I get back to the old PC.

johnnyhall wrote:my once lightweight pack seemed to have doubled in weight. I suspect that the two walkers I met earlier had dropped some rocks in when I wasn't looking.


A friend of mine did exactly that to two poor walkers who were climbing Beinn Eunaich. He'd been sat on the saddle between Beinn Eunaich and Beinn a'Chochuill munching on his breakfast when the two walkers past within feet of him without even noticing he was there. Being the dastardly little pixie that he is, he spotted an opportunity to play a trick on them when they ditched their packs at the foot of Bein Eunaich. He emptied some of their kit out, added some rather large rocks, and then put their kit back in.

Those poor guys must still be wondering how the hell the rocks found their way into the bags.
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Re: The Fisherfield Six

Postby kevsbald » Sun Mar 27, 2011 5:01 pm

You don't know how useful this report is for me in my future trip. Brilliant.
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