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Posted by Taria on July 20, 2008, 12:43 pm
I had to nose around for 'munro' and found this:
It should be noted that any Scottish mountain over 3000 feet is known as
a "munro," and individuals who climb several (or all) of Scotland's 284
munros are said to "bag" munros.
Sounds like a great time Jo. Glad you got out and had such fun!
Taria
Patti wrote:
> Congratulations on your first Munro, Jo!
> Good for you. I got to the top of Cairngorm, but that's all!
> Sounds like a great day.
> .
> In message
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>> Hello folks,
>>
>> Photos are to be uploaded from our holiday weekend, but here is some
>> information: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/rannoch/schiehallion/
>> We stayed in a Victorian hotel in Kinloch Rannoch, and climbed
>> Schiehallion "Fairy Hill of the Caledonians" on Saturday. It took us
>> 3 1/2 hours to get up there and 2 1/2 hours to get down. Others were
>> faster, but I have weak ankles, and half of the walk is rubble.
>> Unstable rubble. However, you do get magnificent views from 3,554
>> feet up and we could see Loch Rannoch and Loch Tummel as well as loads
>> of mountains and forests. It was nice to have a good meal and jacuzzi
>> waiting at the end of it! And we slept like stones that night.
>> That's my first Munro out of the way. Only 282 left to go!
>>
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>> -- Jo in Scotland
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