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Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp


Postby rockhopper » Sun May 21, 2017 8:15 pm

Route description: Sgùrr Mhurlagain and Fraoch Bheinn, Loch Arkaig

Corbetts included on this walk: Bidein a' Chabair, Càrn Mòr (Glen Dessarry), Fraoch Bheinn, Sgùrr Cos na Breachd-laoidh, Sgùrr Mhurlagain

Date walked: 05/05/2017

Distance: 40 km

Ascent: 3400m

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Re: Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Postby Alteknacker » Sun May 21, 2017 8:33 pm

As you say: a cracking quintet; and what perfect weather for them. Beautiful pics :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Postby weaselmaster » Sun May 21, 2017 9:40 pm

That's a satisfying looking circuit. Nice set of 5. Have plans to head up that way for some high camping in a few weeks - hope I get that sort of weather.
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Re: Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Postby Collaciotach » Sun May 21, 2017 10:53 pm

Good stuff :clap:
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Re: Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Postby Cairngorm creeper » Mon May 22, 2017 8:50 am

That looked hard work but wonderful, cracking indeed :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Re: Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Postby Graeme D » Mon May 22, 2017 12:36 pm

I was drooling reading this! :lol:
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Re: Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Postby PeteR » Tue May 23, 2017 12:49 pm

Looks superb rockhopper :D I'll be returning to this report no doubt as I still have a couple of these Corbetts on my radar for hopefully sometime in 2017.
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Re: Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Postby Bod » Tue May 23, 2017 3:25 pm

Really enjoyed that rockhopper, especially the shot with the boots up enjoying a view out west along Loch Morar. Fantastic weather too that we enjoyed over my 50th Birthday weekend down in Ballachulish and Glencoe, might have bumped into you at the chip shop. Great report :D :D :clap:
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Re: Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Postby litljortindan » Tue May 23, 2017 11:17 pm

A great tour well photographed and a pleasant surprise to find I've actually been on a small part of it -the westernmost part.
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Re: Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Postby rockhopper » Thu May 25, 2017 5:45 pm

Alteknacker wrote:As you say: a cracking quintet; and what perfect weather for them.
Collaciotach wrote:Good stuff :clap:
Cairngorm creeper wrote:That looked hard work but wonderful, cracking indeed :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
litljortindan wrote: a pleasant surprise to find I've actually been on a small part of it -the westernmost part.
cheers all :D was certainly lucky with the weather despite the wind

weaselmaster wrote: that way for some high camping in a few weeks - hope I get that sort of weather.
fingers crossed :)

Graeme D wrote:I was drooling reading this! :lol:
not a pretty sight I imagine :wink:

PeteR wrote: I still have a couple of these Corbetts on my radar for hopefully sometime in 2017.
will maybe bump into you one of these days 8)

Bod wrote:might have bumped into you at the chip shop.
maybe next time and belated happy birthday wishes - the photos on FB looked good :)
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Re: Glen Dessarry – a cracking quintet and high camp

Postby Sunset tripper » Mon May 29, 2017 1:00 am

Great route rockhopper. :D
Great pictures too especially the big stone with the diamond ring. :D
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