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Sgor Mor, Creag Mhor & the Lairig Ghru

Sgor Mor, Creag Mhor & the Lairig Ghru


Postby rockhopper » Fri Aug 14, 2015 11:47 pm

Route description: Sgòr Mòr circular, from the Linn of Dee

Corbetts included on this walk: Creag Mhòr, Sgòr Mòr

Date walked: 29/07/2015

Time taken: 21.5 hours

Distance: 75 km

Ascent: 2100m

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Last edited by rockhopper on Tue Nov 21, 2023 8:50 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Sgor Mor, Creag Mhor & the Lairig Ghru

Postby RiverSong » Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:17 pm

Magical stuff and quite incredible walking all that distance in only two days. Something really special about the Cairngorms, as your photos show.

It's nice that you managed to walk the Ghru with your son, maybe he's now got the bug. I can see you doing a second round of the Munros with him this time.

Enjoyed your report, thanks for posting :clap:
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Re: Sgor Mor, Creag Mhor & the Lairig Ghru

Postby ancancha » Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:18 pm

Nice photos rockhopper :clap:
I always get a happy mood seeing the streams running over the big slabs at the top of Loch Avon :D
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Re: Sgor Mor, Creag Mhor & the Lairig Ghru

Postby litljortindan » Sat Aug 15, 2015 1:58 pm

That is a great tour of those walks well captured. Been on bits of both so interesting to see what's round the next corner.
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Re: Sgor Mor, Creag Mhor & the Lairig Ghru

Postby Gordie12 » Sat Aug 15, 2015 6:13 pm

That looked really good RH.

The last mile to the Fords of Avon is a bit slow going - rough and wet.

I was hoping to do Linn of Dee to Tomintoul this summer but still haven't got round to it.
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Re: Sgor Mor, Creag Mhor & the Lairig Ghru

Postby mamoset » Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:24 pm

Great walkabout that one :clap: . Would love to do that walk.
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Re: Sgor Mor, Creag Mhor & the Lairig Ghru

Postby rockhopper » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:06 am

RiverSong wrote:I can see you doing a second round of the Munros with him this time.
thanks RS - 'fraid not though - while both of them have walked a few hills it doesn't seem to be their thing anymore (and they're way too fast for me anyway :roll: ) - maybe they'll get back into it in years to come - cheers :)
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