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From Blizzards to Fog Bows on Quinag

From Blizzards to Fog Bows on Quinag


Postby wilkiemurray » Sun Mar 08, 2020 3:10 pm

Route description: Quinag: three Corbetts

Corbetts included on this walk: Quinag - Sàil Gharbh, Quinag - Sàil Ghorm, Quinag - Spidean Coinich

Date walked: 12/12/2019

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After a rather stormy few days the forecast was looking reasonable and from my base in Lochinver, I decided to test the forecast on Quing - turned out not too bad - what a fantastic day. Started off in Blizzards but my timing couldn't have been better as I was greeted by fog bows and broken spectres on the first summit, a magic day to b on the hill.

Some photos :

ImageQuinag summit views by Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr

Imagebrocken spectre Quinag by Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr

ImageQuinag by Scotland's Mountains, on Flickr
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Re: From Blizzards to Fog Bows on Quinag

Postby fälensee » Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:50 am

Just love all your reports! Thanks so much. :clap: I've walked Quinag last Summer and I loved it although for me (not entirely without fear of heights) there were some scary bits :? - they look even scarier in your video. I didn't make it all the way to Sàil Ghorm, only to Sàil Gharbh. But returning to Assynt in a few weeks and Sàil Ghorm is on my list :)
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Re: From Blizzards to Fog Bows on Quinag

Postby dogplodder » Tue Mar 10, 2020 5:33 pm

Did that same walk but not in the snow. Fabulous! :thumbup:
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Re: From Blizzards to Fog Bows on Quinag

Postby kevsbald » Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:50 pm

The next Cameron McNeish? Nice vid.
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