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Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops


Postby Collaciotach » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:05 pm

Route description: Beinn Sgulaird

Munros included on this walk: Beinn Sgulaird

Date walked: 19/02/2012

Time taken: 5 hours

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Uill bha mi a mach a ribhist an duigh ................ for another quickie my choice being Beinn Sgulaird faisg Loch Creran :D

The forecast on Di -Sathairne was cáic with gales and blizzards so that"forced" me back onto the Shinty pitch for a pre season friendly to "warm" up for the season

it was no very warm i can tell you :lol: .... but enough of real mens games :lol:

Headed off at 7.30am and was at Loch Creran for 9.00 am ,bha an t side ? ...breagha is fuar ach tioram :lol:

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An rathad suas



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An bealach agus an grian !


The route up was steep with powdery snow over ice although this was here and there so no need for crampoons :)
Its a long haul with a good few false summits but the weather was grand and with "An Cu" leading the way we sound found ourselves on the druim

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An Cu


Good views all round and except to the West where the usual ceo is sgoth lurked above An t eilean Mhuile

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An t Eileanan Mhuile is Lios Mor


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Beinn a Bheither is Gleann Comhann


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Cruachan is Stob Diamh


We had a good wander on the top it makes a change from poor visibility of recent outings and soon out target was looming

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Beinn Sgulaird


Its a wee haul suas is sios over the druim and with soft powdery snow and bitties of ice over boulder fields hard going but i did not need to use either the axe of crampoons just a wee bit care

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Buachaille Eite Mor is Creise


Soon we hit the Cárn she is big ! with grand sealltainn all round ...except the West where there was sgoth heading toward us for a wee change :)

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Cárn air a mhullach


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Sgtohach an Iar


I spent a good half hour on the mullach for lunch and the visibility was grand 3/4 round ..don't mention the West :lol: and to the South we could spy Arrain is Duira but there was definetly cloudy fronts on their way ..so sios a'ribhist

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Cruachan is an Deas


A pretty good descent was had and we got the best of the day soon found myself back at the car for 1.30pm

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An rathad sios


So you may ask the mighty hoops ? .... We was back home in time to see the Celtic demolish the Hibees ... :lol: :lol:

Hail Hail agus cheerie an drasda :D
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby SusieThePensioner » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:41 pm

I always enjoy reading your reports, even though I'm not bilingual :lol:
Some fantastic photos and great views :thumbup:
Collaciotach wrote:back home in time to see the Celtic demolish the Hibees ...

Championship sorted now???
My team.............. Howay the toon :lol:
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby mrssanta » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:42 pm

lovely lovely lovely. dinna care about the footy, but the hills are fabulous and your pics really do them credit
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby Collaciotach » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:59 pm

SusieThePensioner wrote:I always enjoy reading your reports, even though I'm not bilingual :lol:
Some fantastic photos and great views :thumbup:
Collaciotach wrote:back home in time to see the Celtic demolish the Hibees ...

Championship sorted now???
My team.............. Howay the toon :lol:


Moran taing we had a grand day indeed :D
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby Collaciotach » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:00 pm

mrssanta wrote:lovely lovely lovely. dinna care about the footy, but the hills are fabulous and your pics really do them credit



Moran Taing a :D ribhist
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby Cuil Lodair » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:38 pm

Collaciotach wrote:So you may ask the mighty hoops ? .... We was back home in time to see the Celtic demolish the Hibees ... :lol: :lol:

Hail Hail agus cheerie an drasda :D

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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby monty » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:54 pm

Weather was good for a change. Nice views. :D
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby Collaciotach » Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:30 pm

Cuil Lodair wrote:
Collaciotach wrote:So you may ask the mighty hoops ? .... We was back home in time to see the Celtic demolish the Hibees ... :lol: :lol:

Hail Hail agus cheerie an drasda :D

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Hector the Hero :lol: :lol:
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby Collaciotach » Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:32 pm

monty wrote:Weather was good for a change. Nice views. :D


Its a view from the top Monty :lol: :lol:
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby doogz » Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:36 am

Me and ma wee pal joe followed the ridge up till we could hear the roar of the wild atlantic
But once the straits narrowed we got to the best bit of all and made a gallant bid for the top

Me oh my it almost made us cry As the ble blue sea out to the west was the best sight I've ever seen

5 hours on ice .....you must have been moving
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby pollyh33 » Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:06 am

Another cracker of a report :thumbup:

Glad to see your dog having such a great time and leading the way so well :D :D

Fantastic photos, glad you managed to escape the worst of the weather heading in from the west, it was looking a bit dark over there :( :(


Looking forward to meeting you at Kintail, maybe you could help me on my way with a few Gaelic phrases :D :D
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby Collaciotach » Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:42 pm

doogz wrote:Me and ma wee pal joe followed the ridge up till we could hear the roar of the wild atlantic
But once the straits narrowed we got to the best bit of all and made a gallant bid for the top

Me oh my it almost made us cry As the ble blue sea out to the west was the best sight I've ever seen

5 hours on ice .....you must have been moving



Like a skater on a pond a' bhalaich 8)
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby Collaciotach » Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:43 pm

pollyh33 wrote:Another cracker of a report :thumbup:

Glad to see your dog having such a great time and leading the way so well :D :D

Fantastic photos, glad you managed to escape the worst of the weather heading in from the west, it was looking a bit dark over there :( :(


Looking forward to meeting you at Kintail, maybe you could help me on my way with a few Gaelic phrases :D :D


I m always happy to share the language of Eden :)
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby Alan S » Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:24 pm

Great walk report, pictures and title :lol:
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Re: Beinn Sgulaird and the mighty hoops

Postby gammy leg walker » Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:18 pm

alan s wrote:Great walk report, pictures and title :lol:



Fine report wasted by the silly coment at the end.
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