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Boggy,windy,lovely:The beauty of Gairich..from the 2nd half!

Boggy,windy,lovely:The beauty of Gairich..from the 2nd half!


Postby Petr Dakota » Sat Oct 13, 2018 11:49 pm

Route description: Gairich, Loch Quoich

Munros included on this walk: Gairich

Date walked: 10/10/2018

Time taken: 6.05 hours

Distance: 16.01 km

Ascent: 875m

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Petr Dakota
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Re: Boggy,windy,lovely:The beauty of Gairich..from the 2nd h

Postby Alteknacker » Mon Oct 15, 2018 2:35 pm

Nice one, Petr.

BUT....

There's now only one way to do this one...

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=54391

Ascended this one from the other side earlier this year, and for some inexplicable reason found it one of the most tiring ascents I've ever experienced.
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Re: Boggy,windy,lovely:The beauty of Gairich..from the 2nd h

Postby rockhopper » Thu Oct 18, 2018 12:20 am

Boggy perhaps but easy to put up with them in this part of the country esp on as good a day as this - cheers :)
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Re: Boggy,windy,lovely:The beauty of Gairich..from the 2nd h

Postby Petr Dakota » Fri Oct 26, 2018 9:49 pm

Alteknacker wrote:Nice one, Petr.

BUT....

There's now only one way to do this one...

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=54391

Ascended this one from the other side earlier this year, and for some inexplicable reason found it one of the most tiring ascents I've ever experienced.

Thank you :) Yeah, I was keeping looking if I will see the pink lilo :D it was really great way by Mountainlove :thumbup:
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Location: North Lanarkshire

Re: Boggy,windy,lovely:The beauty of Gairich..from the 2nd h

Postby Petr Dakota » Fri Oct 26, 2018 9:51 pm

rockhopper wrote:Boggy perhaps but easy to put up with them in this part of the country esp on as good a day as this - cheers :)

I'm every year lucky to catch nice Autumn in or near Kintail :D
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