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First Winter Munro for the kids

Route: Meall Buidhe

Munros: Meall Buidhe (Glen Lyon)

Date walked: 23/02/2013

Time taken: 4.5 hours

Distance: 8km

Ascent: 500m

For Mark and Daniel Smith's last munro a group of friends, family and Scottish Hillwalking Meetup Group folk gathered in Glen Lyon. The fog cleared through Killin, and a few Kwells tablets and a couple of stops on the mad drive from Glasgow, and we were ready
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It was spectacularly beautiful.
Loch an Diamh was frozen right across
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Josh soon headed to the front out of the way of pesky parents, and as expected Daniel soon caught us all up having already bagged Stuchd an Lochan.
At the half way stop, a good chance for an illicit clamber up the rocks :crazy:
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and a bit of food
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We enjoyed seeing the incredible ice feathers
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Ice feather

Then up the easy slopes
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Josh leading the way
and to the plateau where the target was in sight
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mind the cornice

Josh says 'I really wanted to get there first'
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Josh settles into the cairn

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Josh and sister Lucy

Achievement awards all round, including Finlay who was just 4 years old, all the amazing Smith supporters including Daniel's gran and mum, for some folk their first ever munro
The views were stunning
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An amazing end to Mark and Daniel's odyssey and just the beginning of one for some others

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Distance: 8km
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Date walked: 22/04/2011
Distance: 12km
Ascent: 1000m
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2013

Trips: 1
Distance: 8 km
Ascent: 500m
Munros: 1

2011

Trips: 2
Distance: 20 km
Ascent: 1000m
Munros: 2


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