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I guess I'm hooked to these munro things now... It's a good a challenge as any I guess and I love the outdoors, so why not... There does seem to be a bit of debate on the practice of 'munro bagging' though - you could argue today was an example of that; hills completely covered in mist with about 5 to 10 metres visibility; a far cry from yesterdays ascent of Meall Ghaordaidh in winter sunshine with epic views.
Still, there's more to it than that right; no one can argue that completing all of the munros in Scotland is one heck of an accomplishment. And navigating the rounded largely featureless Drumochter hills in conditions like this isn't exactly easy either...
- A healthy test of the navigation skills... Trying to find the summit of A' Bhuidheanach Bheag...
Fortunately the trusty compass bearing worked out okay and all was well; and what a view from the summit!
- THe summit of A' Bhuidheanach Bheag...
No time to hang about; it wasn't particularly warm so I high tailed it over to Carn na Caim where I was treated to another epic view...
- The summit of Carn na Caim...
Which just leaves the stats... It wasn't a day for hanging about and I covered the 20 km in just a shade over four hours, with very little time spent absorbing the view, and thankfully very little time lost!
- Detailed route using My Tracks from Google on the mobile phone
Link to the full google map here...
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en& ... 7&t=p&z=13And the stats...