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Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:44 pm

Oops sorry Chris - I had completely forgotten I'd posted this one up, as it was a couple of weeks ago and there have been no guesses!

Clues - I'm south of the Great Glen, on a fairly accessible Munro. It has an unusual name.

I climbed it by an easy and interesting route, but it is more often climbed by the WH route, which allows it to be combined with another Munro.

I found the TRs for the WH route off-putting - boggy, and a lot of re-ascent. I have just checked, and the hill I am on has a "user rating" of only 2.6 on WH, probably because of that boggy route. I thought it was a great hill with superb views.

The first photo is looking north-west, towards a less accessible Munro (summit hidden in the mist I think) which is one of the more remote ones in this area. "Remote" is a relative term, as this area is well served by roads compared to many parts of the Highlands. In the foreground is a non-Munro that is over 3000ft high and marked on many atlases.

The photo of the scarped peak poking out of the mist is looking roughly west. The scarped peak is a popular Munro. In the foreground is another Munro - the one that, on the WH route, is combined with the one I'm standing on.

The longer distance photo is looking slightly north of east. There are several Munro summits in this view including some very well known ones, in the middle of the photo. The solitary conical hill on the left of this photo is another Munro that some people regard as a bit dull, but again, I enjoyed it very much.

Hope that helps!

Tim
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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby FraserHughes » Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:17 pm

Sgiath Chuil?
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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby HalfManHalfTitanium » Wed Feb 12, 2020 10:15 am

FraserHughes wrote:Sgiath Chuil?


that's it, over to you

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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby FraserHughes » Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:53 am

Thanks. The northern route looks interesting.

I think I was lucky I did it from the south but it was a blisteringly hot day at the end of a dry spell and I don't remember it being boggy. In fact I remember having a refreshing swim in some of the pools of the Allt Riobain to cool down!

I think this one should be fairly easy:

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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby larry groo » Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:12 pm

Coire Raibeirt off the back of Cairngorm?
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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby FraserHughes » Fri Feb 14, 2020 1:52 pm

Clsoe, but ' afraid not.
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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby BoyVertiginous » Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:28 pm

Are you on Derry Cairngorm, looking North towards Beinn Mheadhoin?
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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby FraserHughes » Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:57 pm

Indeed I am. Over to you. :clap:
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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby BoyVertiginous » Mon Feb 17, 2020 12:08 pm

Thank you, FraserHughes.

Where am I here, or what am I looking at, or both?

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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby Chris Mac » Mon Feb 17, 2020 4:50 pm

Neave or Coomb Island just north of Skerray, taken from Aird Torrisdale?
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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby BoyVertiginous » Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:31 pm

Chris Mac wrote:Neave or Coomb Island just north of Skerray, taken from Aird Torrisdale?

Well done, Chris, didn't take you long :clap:

Over to you.
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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby Chris Mac » Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:54 pm

BoyVertiginous wrote:
Chris Mac wrote:Neave or Coomb Island just north of Skerray, taken from Aird Torrisdale?

Well done, Chris, didn't take you long :clap:

Over to you.

Cheers, i've never been that far north but the island looked pretty unique so didn't take long to find. Away to source a new picture...
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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby Chris Mac » Tue Feb 18, 2020 2:09 pm

Where is this picture taken from?

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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby apollo0815 » Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:05 pm

It is taken from a roof or a roof window :-P
I win :)
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Re: Where's the picture ? - Scotland (part 3)

Postby jmarkb » Wed Feb 19, 2020 4:20 pm

Dumfries Museum / Camera Obscura?
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