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Name that Corrie!

Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:20 pm

Clues-
- the corrie is on a Munro, a fairly well known one but probably more easily recognised from the opposite side
- I am standing on another Munro
- photo is on one of my recent TRs!
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby Alteknacker » Fri Sep 06, 2019 11:39 pm

Coire ' Ghabhalach?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Mon Sep 09, 2019 12:34 pm

Alteknacker wrote:Coire ' Ghabhalach?


Spot on - I am on Beinn a'Dothaidh, looking towards Beinn Dorain.

Over to you!

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby Alteknacker » Wed Sep 11, 2019 12:24 am

A REAL corrie! This should be an easy one I think ...

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:30 pm

Coire Dubh-Lochain, a part of Coire nan Clach, below Beinn a'Bhuird's South Top?

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby mountain-ju-drop » Wed Sep 11, 2019 5:08 pm

Corrie Lochan Nan Eun just west of Lochnagar?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby mountain-ju-drop » Wed Sep 11, 2019 6:45 pm

HalfManHalfTitanium wrote:Coire Dubh-Lochain, a part of Coire nan Clach, below Beinn a'Bhuird's South Top?

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I think you're right!!
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby Alteknacker » Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:19 pm

mountain-ju-drop wrote:
HalfManHalfTitanium wrote:Coire Dubh-Lochain, a part of Coire nan Clach, below Beinn a'Bhuird's South Top?

Tim




I think you're right!!


He is! That went even quicker than I thought it would. It's such a superb corrie, though, I guess that, once seen, never forgotten.

Over to you Tim.

PS if the map is to be believed, coire nan Clach is the corrie immediately below the point from which I took the pic - it's not clear that Coire nan Clach extends right across to Coire Dubh-Lochain...
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:13 am

Thanks Alteknacker!

What is this corrie?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Mon Sep 16, 2019 11:32 am

HalfManHalfTitanium wrote:Thanks Alteknacker!

What is this corrie?
WH2.jpg


Oops sorry been away for the weekend. Clues for both this photo and the other one (name that Loch) are Pub related, hooray.

The Corrie photo was taken from the car park of a pub

The Loch photo was taken from near a good level track that leads to a pub in about 1km or less

Both pubs are well-known and right alongside major A roads. Both road numbers begin with A8 and the last digits of each road number are only one digit different.

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Wed Sep 18, 2019 2:17 pm

An extra clue - the "loch" and the "corrie" photos each have hills in the background. In both photos, those hills are part of a chain of mountains, both of which offer well-known "classic" multi-summit ridge walks.

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Wed Sep 25, 2019 12:01 pm

HalfManHalfTitanium wrote:An extra clue - the "loch" and the "corrie" photos each have hills in the background. In both photos, those hills are part of a chain of mountains, both of which offer well-known "classic" multi-summit ridge walks.

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Wondering about extra clues for this one.

- The hills above this corrie are sometimes done as a ridge walk with two Munros, however some walkers prefer to extend the walk and visit three or even four Munros.

- These hills can be well seen from a famous statue

- The hills are covered in one of my 2018 TRs, although this photo is not actually in that TR.

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby Alteknacker » Wed Sep 25, 2019 10:40 pm

Na Coireachan Liath (the ridge in the background being the Grey Corries) ?
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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:39 am

Well done!

Over to you

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Re: Name that Corrie!

Postby Alteknacker » Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:06 pm

I suspect this will be another pretty easy one. I was completely blown away when I first saw it by the large corrie on the LHS. What's it called...???

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