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Football was off so...... I took to the hills!

Football was off so...... I took to the hills!


Postby mountainboy12 » Mon Jan 13, 2014 7:44 pm

Route description: Auchnafree Hill from Loch Turret

Corbetts included on this walk: Auchnafree Hill

Date walked: 12/01/2014

Time taken: 4 hours

Distance: 13.5 km

Ascent: 623m

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My Walk Report is on no not a MUNRO... but a CORBETT called Auchnafree Hill... ENJOY!!!
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SAM_0207 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Choinneachain Hill
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SAM_0198 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Carn Chois & Ben Chonzie (in the snow)
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SAM_0199 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Loch Turret Boat House
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SAM_0200 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Loch Turret
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SAM_0206 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Ben Chonzie & Biorach a' Mheannain
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SAM_0209 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Hamish & Ben Chonzie
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SAM_0221 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Creag nan Uan
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SAM_0228 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Cool Orange Stone, Carn Chois & Creag nan Uan
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SAM_0230 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Goat...???
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SAM_0236 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Beinn Laith & Loch Turret
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SAM_0237 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Ton Eich
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SAM_0244 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Almost an Inversion
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SAM_0251 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Climbers onward to the summit of Ben Chonzie
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SAM_0252 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Ben Vorlich, Stuc a'Chroin & almost an inversion
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SAM_0254 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Beinn Ghlas
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SAM_0257 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Ben Lawers
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SAM_0258 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

An Stuc and Meall Garbh
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SAM_0259 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

788m View Point just under the summit
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SAM_0270 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Auchnafree Hill Summit 789m Panorama #1
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SAM_0271 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Auchnafree Hill Summit 789m Panorama #2
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SAM_0272 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Carn Chois
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SAM_0290 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Ben More & Stob Binnein
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SAM_0295 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Finally over the cloud!:)
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SAM_0297 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Choinneachain Hill 787m Summit Cairn (Cortbett Top)
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SAM_0301 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Ben Challum
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SAM_0308 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

First Inversion:)
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SAM_0322 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

King's Seat & Black Hill (The Back Garden Hills) :lol:
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SAM_0328 by Mountainboy12, on Flickr

Thanks for Reading!!!!
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Re: Football was off so...... I took to the hills!

Postby The Rodmiester » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:10 pm

Some lovely photographs there! Love the one with Hamish on the track, I can swear I can see my footprints of the previous day on the track :lol:
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Re: Football was off so...... I took to the hills!

Postby mountainboy12 » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:17 pm

Take it you climbed Auchnafree Hill the day before?
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Re: Football was off so...... I took to the hills!

Postby The Rodmiester » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:25 pm

mountainboy12 wrote:Take it you climbed Auchnafree Hill the day before?


Auchnafree Hill Snow disappearing fast, spelt wrong in the title! Had a great day out on the Saturday, very cold wind on top. Glad to see you did the Corbett top as well, but I had a late start and wanted yo do the Knock of Crieff later on the day. Good start to 2014
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Re: Football was off so...... I took to the hills!

Postby mountainboy12 » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:37 pm

The Rodmiester wrote:
mountainboy12 wrote:Take it you climbed Auchnafree Hill the day before?


Auchnafree Hill Snow disappearing fast, spelt wrong in the title! Had a great day out on the Saturday, very cold wind on top. Glad to see you did the Corbett top as well, but I had a late start and wanted yo do the Knock of Crieff later on the day. Good start to 2014


good to hear its done though well done :D :clap:
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Re: Football was off so...... I took to the hills!

Postby ceaser » Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:00 pm

well done Mark ,some braw pictures there :D
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Re: Football was off so...... I took to the hills!

Postby mountainboy12 » Tue Jan 14, 2014 7:23 pm

"Marc" not "Mark" :?
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Re: Football was off so...... I took to the hills!

Postby rockhopper » Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:21 pm

looked a great way to spend the day............and so much better than football :shock: :wink: - cheers :)
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