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Forcan Ridge

Forcan Ridge


Postby quoman » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:44 pm

Munros included on this walk: Sgùrr na Sgìne, The Saddle

Date walked: 16/10/2012

Time taken: 9 hours

Distance: 15.07 km

Ascent: 1554m

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Perfect day good company once again Jonny616,Colin, and Alec (rottiewalker) we all put this walk on par with the Aonach Eagach Ridge.there are good reports on this site about this walk so just enjoy the picture's cheers all.

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the start
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way up to the Bealach
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first look at the ridge
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panno
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lunch
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this way
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Jonny
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summit
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trig point
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on way to Sgurr Na Sgine
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summit SnS
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way back tot he car
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby ChrisW » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:33 pm

Cracking pics Quoman, looks like you got the weather for this beauty :thumbup:
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby PeteR » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:40 pm

Nice photos. Still have these two to do, so they'll provide good reference for me when I do get round to them :thumbup:
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby ScottishLeaf » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:43 pm

Looks like a superb day, wish I could've gone too!!! lol

Well done :clap:
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby Alan S » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:51 pm

Certainly enjoyed your pics 8) what a day you all had :D
Thanks for the summit pic of the saddle, It lets gammy see what it looks like :wink: :lol:
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby quoman » Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:17 pm

ChrisW wrote:Cracking pics Quoman, looks like you got the weather for this beauty :thumbup:

Cheers Chris it was a great day a wee nip in the air though.

PeteR wrote:Nice photos. Still have these two to do, so they'll provide good reference for me when I do get round to them :thumbup:

Hi Pete you will love them one of my best days on the hills.

ScottishLeaf wrote:Looks like a superb day, wish I could've gone too!!! lol

It sure was Scottishleaf i would go and do them again wi you no bother.

Well done :clap:
Alan S wrote:Certainly enjoyed your pics 8) what a day you all had :D
Thanks for the summit pic of the saddle, It lets gammy see what it looks like :wink: :lol:


Cheers Alan the panno of the sisters and brothers looking fine. as for gammy :wink: :wink:
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby pigeon » Tue Oct 23, 2012 6:33 pm

Nice one quoman and gang,heading up there next week,it's in the plans if the snow stays away :wink:
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby quoman » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:29 pm

Its a top hill but i widny like to do it in the snow either pigeon it was bad enough wi the frost on it.
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby Johnny Corbett » Tue Oct 23, 2012 7:36 pm

Good on you guys and great photos and report. Super day for it as well :D , unlike when i did it :(
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby gammy leg walker » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:23 pm

Braw pics quoman,yer a man of few wurds.
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby Bod » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:28 pm

A cracking day and grand company shared there on a lovely mountain day :D :D :clap:
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby simon-b » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:51 pm

Fine views from a great route, quoman.
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby jonny616 » Tue Oct 23, 2012 9:02 pm

Great day indeed. kintail at its best. :clap: :clap: 8) 8)

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Quoman tunes for the start
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby Rottiewalker » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:10 pm

cracking pictures quoman, but what happened to all your writing, a was looking for a lenghty report to read :lol: :lol: certainly was a great day out with great company, cheers lads. p.s dont think the quo got anything to worry about after checking jonnys picture of us :lol:
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Re: Forcan Ridge

Postby quoman » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:35 pm

jonny616 wrote:Great day indeed. kintail at its best. :clap: :clap: 8) 8)

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Hi Jonny it was one of my best day out..Colin done well for his first real exposure on the ridge cheers again,

Rottiewalker wrote:cracking pictures quoman, but what happened to all your writing, a was looking for a lenghty report to read :lol: :lol: certainly was a great day out with great company, cheers lads. p.s dont think the quo got anything to worry about after checking jonnys picture of us :lol:


About the report i wrote a big story about the walk, .e.g.Jonny's lovely CHOSEN BY YOU STEAK PIE :lol: :lol: the down climb that was to icy and we went round the lefthand bypass all the other folk that we meet that day but every yime i went to put a picture on the site crashed so after 3 attempts 5hrs igave up then i found out my picture size was to big :-x so thats why the report is 3 line's i :lol: :lol: gave up trying P.S No far wrong there :lol: :lol:

Bod wrote:A cracking day and grand company shared there on a lovely mountain day :D :D :clap:

Cheers Bod that's the first time ive meet Colin top bloke and he only stays 30 seconds from my house its a small world.

gammy leg walker wrote:Braw pics quoman,yer a man of few wurds.


Cheers gammy have a look at my reply to rottiewalker and you will understand :lol: :lol:

Johnny Corbett wrote:Good on you guys and great photos and report. Super day for it as well :D , unlike when i did it :(


Thanks Johnny.. the pic's are fine but the report just would'nt load and we all had a great day

simon-b wrote:Fine views from a great route, quoman.


Cheers simon ave been wanting to do these two since lastyear when we done the SSR7
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