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Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains


Postby Petr Dakota » Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:12 am

Route description: Bidean nam Bian

Munros included on this walk: Bidean nam Bian, Stob Coire Sgreamhach

Date walked: 31/05/2014

Time taken: 8.5 hours

Distance: 15.1 km

Ascent: 1334m

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Love early mornings...Buachaille Etive Mor
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Peaceful nature feelings...Creise and Glen Etive
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Walking the trail, 4km in the Valley
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Finally - first ascent ahead
:)
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Climbing up...looking back - Martin behind me
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Almost on top...Buachaille Etive Beag opposite
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Nice long ridge...
:)
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Glen Etive side
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The Lost Valley from Stob Coire Sgreamhach
8)
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Bidean nam Bian on the left & Stob Coire nan Lochan on the right, view from Stob Coire Sgreamhach
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on the summit of Bidean nam Bian
:D
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descending Bidean nam Bian, Stob Coire nan Lochain ahead
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on the ridge to Stob Coire nan Lochan
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looking back - Bidean nam Bian
8)
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enjoying the Stob Coire nan Lochan summit
:)
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one more from the summit
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view from Stob Coire nan Lochan, Loch Leven and Beinn a'Bheithir ( on the left ) in the background
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descent from Stob Coire nan Lochan...above Three Sisters. Buachaille Etive Beag & Buachaille Etive Mor in the background, behind the ridge
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looking back - Stob Coire Sgreamhach
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above Three Sisters, Aonach Eagach opposite
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Aonach Eagach opposite...Ben Nevis in the background
8)
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descending...view of Glencoe
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Martin after the descent...Stob Coire nan Lochan in the background behind two of Three Sisters
:)
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Three Sisters of Glencoe
:wink: 8)
Last edited by Petr Dakota on Wed Nov 09, 2016 3:43 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Petr Dakota
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Re: Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Postby dogplodder » Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:57 am

Wow indeed - fabulous views! :D
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Re: Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Postby The Rodmiester » Sun Mar 01, 2015 9:31 am

Another great day on the wonderful Glencoe Mountains, does not get much better than that :D
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Re: Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Postby roughwalker » Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:30 am

Nice photo's, sitting in the layby looking up at the 3 sisters got me started walking up hills, I did this by exactly the same route (in reverse) in the same conditions, on the same date (a year earlier).
Still my favourite mountain. Thanks for sharing :D :D
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Re: Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Postby Petr Dakota » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:12 am

dogplodder wrote:Wow indeed - fabulous views! :D

thank you :D
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Re: Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Postby Petr Dakota » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:14 am

The Rodmiester wrote:Another great day on the wonderful Glencoe Mountains, does not get much better than that :D

Thank you Rod :D Glencoe is really one of the greatest mountains of Highland 8) :wink:
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Re: Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Postby Petr Dakota » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:17 am

roughwalker wrote:Nice photo's, sitting in the layby looking up at the 3 sisters got me started walking up hills, I did this by exactly the same route (in reverse) in the same conditions, on the same date (a year earlier).
Still my favourite mountain. Thanks for sharing :D :D

Thank you, glad you like it :D All the Glencoe area is one of my favorite too :wink:
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Re: Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Postby hopper68 » Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:33 pm

Just love Glencoe, thanks for sharing
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Re: Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Postby Petr Dakota » Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:04 pm

hopper68 wrote:Just love Glencoe, thanks for sharing

thanks :D
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Re: Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Postby Borderhugh » Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:17 pm

Great photos Petr! Im drooling and can't wait for better weather.
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Re: Glencoe circle - the WOW ! mountains

Postby Petr Dakota » Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:07 pm

Borderhugh wrote:Great photos Petr! Im drooling and can't wait for better weather.

Thank you :)
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