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Tom a' Choinich

Tom a' Choinich


Postby will0001 » Sat Dec 17, 2011 11:24 pm

Munros included on this walk: Tom a' Chòinich

Date walked: 23/07/2011

Time taken: 6 hours

Distance: 15.7 km

Ascent: 907m

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Heres a few pics of our trip up Tom a' Choinich during a glorious July day this year. I also broke in my new bargain Scarpa SLM boots - a mere £81 from Go-outdoors - due to the fact Nevis Sports were offloading them for £90 I got a price match + a further 10% off.... for boots that were normally £200... happy days.
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Andrew gets suited & Booted

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Car Park!

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The Chisholm Bridge


The 3 mile Walk along "Abhainn Gleann nam Fiadh"
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Summer sun .... as we walked in

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Check the Scarpa's :)

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The hard part begins


Heading up "Allt Toll Easa"
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The Climb

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Bealach Toll Easa


The Top
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Summit 1112m 3648ft

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Looking West

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Me on the Top

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Looking West



In the 6/7 hours we were walking we met 4 people! We were supposed to camp in Glen Affric but we drove Inverness got a hotel and got pished instead... what a jolly!
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Re: Tom a' Choinich

Postby pigeon » Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:41 pm

Liking the "Drove to inverness ,got a hotel and got pished " bit,we say we should do that after every walk :lol: :lol: Good report,how was the bargain Scarpa's?
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Re: Tom a' Choinich

Postby will0001 » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:01 pm

Thanks - the Scarpas' are great but my feet were aching and I did get a couple of small blisters.
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Re: Tom a' Choinich

Postby kevsbald » Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:39 pm

Lol. Love your honesty re insobriety.
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Re: Tom a' Choinich

Postby SMRussell » Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:07 pm

will0001 wrote: We were supposed to camp in Glen Affric but we drove Inverness got a hotel and got pished instead... what a jolly!


Sounds like the ideal way to finish off a good day - a jolly indeed :lol:
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Re: Tom a' Choinich

Postby Robbiecec » Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:43 am

Great report on a great day out :), need to do the horseshoe next summer
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