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Ben More And Stob Binnein

Ben More And Stob Binnein


Postby andyroog » Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:20 pm

Date walked: 12/08/2013

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I arrived at the side of the road just before Ben More farm at the small sign,and decided to have a cuppa and a choccy bar only one car here so did not expect to see many people today.
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Suited and booted and ready to go just followed passed the sign and onto track turned left and carried on all the way upto the gate
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Just a few metres further on I found this small cairn checked satmap and map and followed it up really good track all the way to the top can't miss it really thats on a good day
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quite steep as previously mentioned but it has to be done eh, came up to the stone wall and cracked on (Phew)
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On reaching the top I was amazed at the panoramic vistas er well really it was just clag,clag,and more clag,or should that be just Ben more clag
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Quite a few people passed me on the way up,i thought not many people today how wrong was i and at one point I thought someone was doing free donkey rides to the top.
I decided to have my lunch at this point 3 hrs to get up was not bad even for me.I was waiting for the rain to start but it never amazed.A guy turned up just after me called Joe and I remained with him for the rest of the day, nice fella and made a nice change to have a chat on the way round with some one.
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Me on the Trig my 20th Munro
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Joe on his way down to the Bealach

Eventually came to the large stone at the Bealach Eadar Da - Bheinn, good shelter Rock this is from wind and that horrible side rain one gets now and then
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I was trying to look up to Stob Binnien but the rain and clag spoilt that,when i really got a good look it looked quite steep,a very good path all the way to the top so that was fine by me,around about this point a lot more people had arrived up here they where coming from all directions.
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Got to the top
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joe had already got to the top before me He's a fitter walker than me by far,had a sit down for a while and then decided to head back down to the large boulder and then on down to the farm track and back to the car
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Weather conditions wise bit of everthing really but the main thing was I enjoyed the day and these two munros
not much else to say about this report that's already been said a thousand times but it's my report and it;s these reports that spur me on :D as usual weather clears up on way back, some more pics below enjoy :D
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Back up to ben more

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Looking down to bealach

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Clag and More Clag

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looking up to Ben More

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Looking up to Stob Binnien

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Binnien's Cairn summit

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Looking across to Cruach Ardrain

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Looking back from start
Last edited by andyroog on Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:27 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Ben More And Stob Binnein

Postby Tomsie » Sun Aug 11, 2013 8:44 pm

Doing these in the morning hope for better weather
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Re: Ben More And Stob Binnein

Postby quoman » Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:31 pm

Tomsie wrote:Doing these in the morning hope for better weather


I will pass you on the way up to the gorms are you in the camper or the car.
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Re: Ben More And Stob Binnein

Postby quoman » Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:34 pm

Hi andyroog, these two sure are steep they were one of my first hills nearly bloody killed me :lol: :lol:
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Re: Ben More And Stob Binnein

Postby Tomsie » Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:39 pm

quoman wrote:
Tomsie wrote:Doing these in the morning hope for better weather


I will pass you on the way up to the gorms are you in the camper or the car.


Car tent tonight chucking down in Tyndrum
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Re: Ben More And Stob Binnein

Postby Roobarbthedog » Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:19 pm

Glad you made it out again this weekend. I didn't like the look of the weather forecast so stayed away and got wet in Glasgow!
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