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The Easternmost single one

The Easternmost single one


Postby Petr Dakota » Mon Jul 25, 2016 6:25 pm

Route description: Mount Keen from Glen Esk

Munros included on this walk: Mount Keen

Date walked: 08/07/2016

Time taken: 3.37 hours

Distance: 17.8 km

Ascent: 720m

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Last edited by Petr Dakota on Fri Oct 14, 2016 5:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Petr Dakota
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Re: The Easternmost single one

Postby Andrea Rosslyn » Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:09 am

Well done, Petr! :clap: Your pictures from Mount Keen reminded me my ice-frosty hike on Mount Keen. :wink:
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Re: The Easternmost single one

Postby jamesb63 » Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:01 am

Very nice report Petr I still have this 1 to do ,despite having been there 100s of times :lol:
will definetly have to take a few hours out next time I am up Glen Esk
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Re: The Easternmost single one

Postby Porterfield73 » Thu Jul 28, 2016 8:35 am

Long way for one munro, but looks so worth it.
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Re: The Easternmost single one

Postby Alteknacker » Thu Jul 28, 2016 2:09 pm

Wow, that's a pretty speedy round, Petr. You must be in training to challenge the sub-3 hour record for the Cuillin Ridge.... :)
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Re: The Easternmost single one

Postby GillC » Thu Jul 28, 2016 5:14 pm

Alteknacker wrote:Wow, that's a pretty speedy round, Petr. You must be in training to challenge the sub-3 hour record for the Cuillin Ridge.... :)


Haha was thinking that,,,speedier than a speedy thing,,,must have been trying to get back before closing time lol Well done :clap:
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Re: The Easternmost single one

Postby Petr Dakota » Fri Jul 29, 2016 12:21 pm

Andrea Rosslyn wrote:Well done, Petr! :clap: Your pictures from Mount Keen reminded me my ice-frosty hike on Mount Keen. :wink:

Thank you :D I remember your pics from there - looks really nice in winter conditions


jamesb63 wrote:Very nice report Petr I still have this 1 to do ,despite having been there 100s of times :lol:
will definetly have to take a few hours out next time I am up Glen Esk

Thank you James :D Just do it ! Especially when you are in the area so often, it's just a wee up and down :lol: :D


Porterfield73 wrote:Long way for one munro, but looks so worth it.

thank you :D It wort it, especially when the views are open


Alteknacker wrote:Wow, that's a pretty speedy round, Petr. You must be in training to challenge the sub-3 hour record for the Cuillin Ridge.... :)

GillC wrote:
Alteknacker wrote:Wow, that's a pretty speedy round, Petr. You must be in training to challenge the sub-3 hour record for the Cuillin Ridge.... :)


Haha was thinking that,,,speedier than a speedy thing,,,must have been trying to get back before closing time lol Well done :clap:


Thank you both :D it's just easy walk by easy path...you can expand the time and investigate the area, but my time was limited there that day :lol:
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Re: The Easternmost single one

Postby simon-b » Fri Jul 29, 2016 8:14 pm

That eastern landscape adds to the variety of scenery you experience when climbing the Munros, Petr. Nice pictures.
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Re: The Easternmost single one

Postby Petr Dakota » Sat Jul 30, 2016 7:51 am

simon-b wrote:That eastern landscape adds to the variety of scenery you experience when climbing the Munros, Petr. Nice pictures.

Thank you Simon :D Relaxing walk there, especially in a clear day :D
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