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Pinnicle ridge to Bruach na Frithe Skye

Pinnicle ridge to Bruach na Frithe Skye

Postby scoob999 » Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:49 pm

Route description: Sgùrr nan Gillean

Munros included on this walk: Am Basteir, Bruach na Frìthe, Sgùrr nan Gillean

Date walked: 24/08/2014

Time taken: 9.18 hours

Distance: 12.1 km

Ascent: 1238m

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Location: Birnam/Dunkeld. i think?
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Re: Pinnicle ridge to Bruach na Frithe Skye

Postby jonny616 » Mon Nov 24, 2014 11:26 pm

Love the starfish, 9.0! 1 point deducted for wobblenes :lol:
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Re: Pinnicle ridge to Bruach na Frithe Skye

Postby SAVAGEALICE » Fri Aug 14, 2015 5:22 pm

Just found this ..don't know how I missed it first time. Great vid Scoob :clap: ...music goes well with it! ......this route looks epic! ! :shock: ...thought I'd watch it as Ron's mentioned doing this route with me .... :shock: :shock: !! :lol: ??
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Re: Pinnicle ridge to Bruach na Frithe Skye

Postby scoob999 » Sun Aug 16, 2015 5:03 pm

SAVAGEALICE wrote:Just found this ..don't know how I missed it first time. Great vid Scoob :clap: ...music goes well with it! ......this route looks epic! ! :shock: ...thought I'd watch it as Ron's mentioned doing this route with me .... :shock: :shock: !! :lol: ??


It's the best route you can do anywhere in the UK :D You'll love it.
Can we come :D
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Location: Birnam/Dunkeld. i think?
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Re: Pinnicle ridge to Bruach na Frithe Skye

Postby litljortindan » Mon Aug 17, 2015 3:06 pm

Great stuff, takes me back to 1993! Remember having difficulty on Sgurr nan Gillean west ridge as I lay atop a wee tower with no obvious way down but eventually spied, by lying on my stomach and peering over the side, a foothold to get down to a chimney on t'other side.
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