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Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way


by mountainstar » Mon Jun 14, 2010 11:18 am

Date walked: 15/05/2010

Distance: 139 km

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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby walk aboot » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:03 pm

I'll have a look :)
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby walk aboot » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:22 pm

Can't find the Tom Patey poem, what's it called?
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby magicdin » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:23 pm

walk aboot wrote:Can't find the Tom Patey poem, what's it called?


will PM it
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby walk aboot » Wed Jun 16, 2010 12:24 pm

:thumbup:
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby Caberfeidh » Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:59 pm

magicdin wrote:One line is not too PC nowadays


Is that where he mentions Nig-nogs? Dearie me. I met Sir Jimmy Of Saville at a mountaineering thing in Fort Bill with Hamish MacInness, Yvonne Chuinard and Jimmy Marshall. Seemed like a nice bloke to me.Lets not get into on-line bitching and calling people things when they can't reply. 'Specially not after I've had to apologise to the guide so badly slated on this website! I'm sure Hamish Macinness built that house, he didn't just buy it.
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby magicdin » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:12 pm

Caberfeidh wrote:
magicdin wrote:One line is not too PC nowadays


Is that where he mentions Nig-nogs?


yes that's it - needed something to rhyme with dogs
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby fedupofuserids » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:15 pm

Excellent report moutainstar ! (again !!)

Please stop posting your long distance treks as I'm now too spoilt for choice and can't make my mind up :lol:
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby magicdin » Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:00 pm

Caberfeidh wrote:
magicdin wrote:One line is not too PC nowadays


Is that where he mentions Nig-nogs? Dearie me. I met Sir Jimmy Of Saville at a mountaineering thing in Fort Bill with Hamish MacInness, Yvonne Chuinard and Jimmy Marshall. Seemed like a nice bloke to me.Lets not get into on-line bitching and calling people things when they can't reply. 'Specially not after I've had to apologise to the guide so badly slated on this website! I'm sure Hamish Macinness built that house, he didn't just buy it.
His Jimminess of Saville.jpg


also meant to add that I agree with you
not really a good thing to slag off or offend people you don't know :?
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby walk aboot » Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:28 am

Mountainstar, was it you who was telling me you used to see Jimmy Saville in the Clachaig? I know I had a conversation about him and I think it was with you and MC :think:
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby DonnyW » Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:28 pm

Loved your report mountainstar. The section from Loch Tulla through Glen Kinglass is one of my favourite cycle runs.. yup ..its great fun cycling across the granite slabs ..its surprising where you can cycle :D

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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby mountainstar » Fri Jun 18, 2010 12:56 am

Walk aboot, yes it probably was me mentioning I once saw him in the Clachaig, When I pass his house I always look for his VW camper van to see if he's at home, not seen it there for a long time.
Donnyw, That bridge you posted is pretty well no longer crossable, still standing, but lots of the wooden cross pieces missing, but there is a new bridge down river a few hundred meters away.
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby CurlyWurly » Fri Jun 18, 2010 1:04 pm

Great report mountainstar; done a couple of long distance paths but never thought of making my own route up for a full weeks walking. After looking at this, it is definitely something i will have to do in the future. I notice your tent was a Terra Nova, which one did you use? Looks a bigger than my TN Solar 2
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Re: Taynuilt to Glencoe, the long(7 day/86 miles)way

Postby mountainstar » Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:02 pm

Terra Nova Voyager, probably a bit big for one person, but I wanted a tent that would meet any weather, not really knowing what weather i might get, and with another trip later on the same holiday to S.Uist to follow, knowing it could get a bit windy there (although it didn't) I chose this over my Mountain Equiptment AR ultralight 2 which isn't so sturdy.
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