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Marathon & more: Fisherfield 6 in 1 day from Corrie Hallie

Marathon & more: Fisherfield 6 in 1 day from Corrie Hallie


by zatapathique » Sun Jul 22, 2018 8:09 pm

Route description: Fisherfield 6, from Shenavall

Munros included on this walk: A' Mhaighdean, Beinn Tarsuinn, Mullach Coire Mhic Fhearchair, Ruadh Stac Mòr, Sgùrr Bàn

Corbetts included on this walk: Beinn a' Chlaidheimh

Date walked: 28/05/2018

Time taken: 22.25 hours

Distance: 43.6 km

Ascent: 2660m

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Re: Marathon & more: Fisherfield 6 in 1 day from Corrie Hall

Postby mrssanta » Thu Dec 20, 2018 7:48 pm

I also missed it first time round but glad that Mancunian made it pop back up again..

wow! I will definitely NOT be doing this in one day.
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Re: Marathon & more: Fisherfield 6 in 1 day from Corrie Hall

Postby past my sell by date » Fri Dec 21, 2018 7:23 pm

Great report walk and pics, but I find it really sad that you wanted to rush round these gorgeous hills - especially with such fine weather and short nights :( . Why didn't you bivouac somewhere so you could linger on all the summits? Bivouac gear is so light - mine weighs only just over 1kg :D . Water is a bit of a problem - I found some on the col N of Sgurr Ban - but there are lots of lochans only a short distance below the ridge that you could easily drop down to
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Re: Marathon & more: Fisherfield 6 in 1 day from Corrie Hall

Postby zatapathique » Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:41 pm

Mancunian wrote:Was für ein phantastischer Bericht. Da zieh ich mal den Hut vor dieser Leistung! :clap:
But now back to english. Somehow I must have missed your report back in summer when it was published so I reply now. I know all these mountains myself and have been there on 2 occasions and therefore I admire anyone who does the Fisherfield 6 in one go. Just amazing. I'm not sure if I would manage it but probably not. So thanks again for this report from one of my favorite areas in Scotland.

Merry Christmas & Frohe Weihnachten from Germany...


Dankeschön! It really is an exceptionally beautiful part of Scotland. I am very much tempted to climb some of the other hills there, such as Beinn Dearg Bheag and the two Beinn a' Chaisgein.

Guten Rutsch and happy new year from Alsace!
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Re: Marathon & more: Fisherfield 6 in 1 day from Corrie Hall

Postby zatapathique » Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:53 pm

past my sell by date wrote:Great report walk and pics, but I find it really sad that you wanted to rush round these gorgeous hills - especially with such fine weather and short nights :( . Why didn't you bivouac somewhere so you could linger on all the summits? Bivouac gear is so light - mine weighs only just over 1kg :D . Water is a bit of a problem - I found some on the col N of Sgurr Ban - but there are lots of lochans only a short distance below the ridge that you could easily drop down to


To be honest, I'm a bit peculiar when it comes to spending the night outdoors. I very much like to have certain facilities at hand. :wink:

In this particular case however, I really wanted to test my limits and see if I could walk this in one go. I don't do any sports at all except going to the hills a few times a year, so for me this was something really special.

Besides, it certainly was no rush with my snail speed average. :D
This is what I'd call a rush, and a very formidable feat:
F/F it can be done in a day!! by Fife Flyer
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Re: Marathon & more: Fisherfield 6 in 1 day from Corrie Hall

Postby past my sell by date » Mon Dec 31, 2018 1:25 pm

zatapathique wrote:
past my sell by date wrote:Great report walk and pics, but I find it really sad that you wanted to rush round these gorgeous hills - especially with such fine weather and short nights :( . Why didn't you bivouac somewhere so you could linger on all the summits? Bivouac gear is so light - mine weighs only just over 1kg :D . Water is a bit of a problem - I found some on the col N of Sgurr Ban - but there are lots of lochans only a short distance below the ridge that you could easily drop down to


To be honest, I'm a bit peculiar when it comes to spending the night outdoors. I very much like to have certain facilities at hand. :wink:

In this particular case however, I really wanted to test my limits and see if I could walk this in one go. I don't do any sports at all except going to the hills a few times a year, so for me this was something really special.

Besides, it certainly was no rush with my snail speed average. :D
This is what I'd call a rush, and a very formidable feat:
F/F it can be done in a day!! by Fife Flyer


Yes appreciate it's a bit uncomfortable , but survivable for a single night even without a hot drink :( : Done it a couple of times and just think of it as a long walk with a rest in the middle. And walking along a high ridge as the sun is rising is " just about as good as it gets" :D :D :D
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Re: Marathon & more: Fisherfield 6 in 1 day from Corrie Hall

Postby baggervance » Thu Jan 03, 2019 11:28 pm

Great report - I hate camping so I also done these in a single day in early September (16hrs 40min) with lots of stops for pictures :D :D
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Re: Marathon & more: Fisherfield 6 in 1 day from Corrie Hall

Postby past my sell by date » Fri Jan 04, 2019 1:48 pm

baggervance wrote:Great report - I hate camping so I also done these in a single day in early September (16hrs 40min) with lots of stops for pictures :D :D

It's nothing to do with camping. just lying down for a rest during the night. if you can do 16 hour days fine, but I can't any more and dawn is definitely the best time on the hills :D
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