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Yeehaa!

Yeehaa!


Postby sloosh » Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:27 pm

Route description: Quiraing, hill circuit

Date walked: 22/09/2011

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First actual hill in over 18 months. Just the Quirang but it's progress for me. :)

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From the summit


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Pretty pic on the way up



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This is what the SPOT tracker managed to follow. It didn't pick up the beginning or the end of the walk and it lost me in the gully.


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Last edited by sloosh on Sat Sep 24, 2011 11:22 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Yeehaa!

Postby GraemeMac » Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:34 pm

Well done for getting out , I love the Quirang so I wouldnt see it as being less of a walk in any way either :D
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Re: Yeehaa!

Postby Stretch » Fri Sep 23, 2011 8:30 pm

Welcome back into the mix Sloosh!
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Re: Yeehaa!

Postby gammy leg walker » Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:20 pm

Glad to see you back out once again sloosh,hope the recovery continues without any set backs. :D
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Re: Yeehaa!

Postby sloosh » Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:41 am

Thanks folks! :)
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