Showing posts with label TGOC 2011. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TGOC 2011. Show all posts
Friday, 27 May 2011

TGO Challenge 2011 - Index, Gear, etc

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Thanks for your kind comments, everyone. Thanks also to any Challengers who may read this, for helping to make this year's Challenge so ...
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Thursday 26 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 14 - North Water Bridge to Nether Woodston Beach (NO 756 648 - 0 metres)

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Route: almost exactly as planned. See http://www.topwalks.com/tgoc2011.html Day 14 for map Distance: 16km (Cum 350) [Mike 16 - Cum 333]...
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Thursday, 26 May 2011

Nether Woodston - Thursday 26 May 2011 - 11.15am - TGO Challenge

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Mike and Martin, with nowhere further to go.... Finished! Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
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Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Wednesday 25 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 13 - Water of Aven to North Water Bridge Camp Site (NO 650 663 - 30 metres)

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Route: as planned apart from a navigationally challenging additional 2km as a result of taking the wrong road out of Fettercairn (I take ful...
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Tuesday 24 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 12 - Ballater to Water of Aven (NO 549 871 - 440 metres) A Fine Day for a Cheese and Wine Party!

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Route: as planned with minor amendments and a short cut to the finish. See http://www.topwalks.com/tgoc2011.html Day 12 for map Distance: 3...
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Monday, 23 May 2011

Monday 23 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 11 - By Loch Builg to Ballater Camp Site (NO 370 952 - 200 metres)

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Route: as planned, starting 4km into the route. Mike did the FWA omitting Craigendarroch. See http://www.topwalks.com/tgoc2011.html Day 1...
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Sunday 22 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 10 - Clais Fhearnaig to By Loch Builg (NJ 195 026 - 490 metres)

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Camp site at Lochbuilg Route: Martin - as planned but starting part way (5km) into the route and finishing 4km into tomorrow's rout...
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Sunday, 22 May 2011

Saturday 21 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 9 - Ruigh-aiteachain Bothy to path junction at Clais Fhearnaig (NO 057 923 - 400 metres)

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Route: FWA exactly as planned, subject to arriving back on tomorrow's route, ie we continued up Glen Feshie and across the watershed to...
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Friday 20 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 8 - By Loch Cuaich to Camp by Ruigh-aiteachain Bothy (NN 846 928 - 360 metres)

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Route: virtually as planned, with Mike omitting Meall Chuaich and tomorrow's FWA up the Feshie started in preference to Allt Fhearnagan...
Friday, 20 May 2011

Carn Dearg Mòr (CDM)

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Here's Mike on the summit of CDM this afternoon. Jamie, you are correct. There was a storm this morning that dumped snow above 500 m...
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Thursday 19 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 7 - Culra Bothy to By Loch Cuaich (NN 690 872 - 400 metres)

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Route: almost as planned, subject to 3km that we did yesterday to Culra Bothy - plus we took the track past Loch Pattack rather than the pat...
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Thursday, 19 May 2011

Wednesday 18 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 6 - Bridge of Gaur Guest House (NN 501 471) to Culra Bothy (NN 523 761)

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Route: Foul Weather Alternative, exactly as planned, subject to an extra 3km to Culra Bothy - ie via Benalder Cottage instead of an 8km ridg...
Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Tuesday 17 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 5 - Meadow beside Allt Coire a' Bhuic to Bridge of Gaur Guest House

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Route: Foul Weather Alternative, exactly as planned, subject to the ascent of Meall Chomraidh by me - ie down towards the railway line then ...
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Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Monday 16 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 4 - Col at head of Coire an Dothaidh to Meadow beside Allt Coire a' Bhuic (NN 408 485 - 380 metres)

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Route: Foul Weather Alternative, exactly as planned, subject to a convenient camping spot 500 metres earlier than planned - ie a walk down G...
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Sunday 15 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 3 - Meall nan Uan to Col at head of Coire an Dothaidh (NN 328 398 - 705 metres)

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Route: exactly as planned, subject to dropping down a few metres to a sheltered spot (famous last words) to camp. See http://www.topwalks.c...
Sunday, 15 May 2011

Saturday 14 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 2 - Creag an Fhithich to below Meall nan Uan (NN 190 365 - 504 metres)

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Route: virtually as planned, with Mike omitting Meall Garbh. See http://www.topwalks.com/tgoc2011.html Day 2 for map Distance: 19km (Cum 5...
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Saturday, 14 May 2011

Friday 13 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 1 - Oban to Creag an Fhithich (NN 068 344 - 220 metres)

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Route: virtually as planned, with Mike omitting Deadh Choimhead. See http://www.topwalks.com/tgoc2011.html Day 1 for map Distanc...
Thursday, 12 May 2011

Thursday 12 May 2011 - TGO Challenge Day 0 - Montrose to Oban

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Despite Heather T-S's best efforts - text messages in the middle of the night relating a tale of rain in Lancashire - Chez Alison provid...
Friday, 6 May 2011

TGO Challenge - 2011

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This year’s TGO Challenge starts next Friday – for me in Oban.  But the journey actually starts in a few minutes time when I set off with...
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Friday, 25 March 2011

Saturday 12 March 2011 – The TGO Challenge ‘Snake Reunion’

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Alan Hardy (that’s not him above!) again kindly organised this reunion. Whilst some attended the whole weekend, Sue and I joined a hard ...
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