Monday, 12 May 2008

Monday 12 May 2008 - TGO Challenge Day 4 - Plan - Coire na Cloiche to Cougie

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Today’s report is here ; the planned route and statistics are shown below: 1 Coire na Cloiche 2 Ridge at 795 metres 3 An Socach 4 Col at 110...

Sunday 11 May - TGOC Day 3 - The Wrong Side of the Road - Luxurious Hotel to Coire na Cloiche

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Actual: 20km, 1320 metres ascent As planned, except that we ascended Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan by tomorrow's 795 metre col in preference ...
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Sunday, 11 May 2008

Sunday 11 May 2008 - TGO Challenge Day 3 - Plan - Cluanie Inn to Coire na Cloiche

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Today’s reort is here ; the planned route and statistics are shown below: 1 Cluanie Inn 2 Path junction 3 Leave A87 4 Allt a’ Chaorainn 5 Al...
Saturday, 10 May 2008

Saturday 10 May - TGOC Day 2 - A 12.5 km Ridge - Ridge Camp to Cluanie Inn

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Sue on the ridge - misty but warm Actual: 18km, 1282 metres ascent Again, the route was exactly as planned, time 8 hours 25 mins including ...
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Saturday 10 May 2008 - TGO Challenge Day 2 - Plan - Creag nan Damh to Cluanie Inn

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Today’s report is here ; the planned route and statistics are shown below: 1 Wild camp 2 Sgurr an Lochain 3 Sgurr an Doire Leathain 4 Maol C...
Friday, 9 May 2008

Friday 9 May - TGOC Day 1 - Life After Denis - Shiel Bridge to Ridge Camp

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Actual: 16km, 1287 metres ascent Route was exactly as planned, time 6 hours 50 mins including 1 hour 20 mins stops. No of Pidgeons seen: ...
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Friday 9 May 2008 - TGO Challenge Day 1 - Plan - Shiel Bridge to Creag nan Damh

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Today's report is here ; the planned route and statistics are shown below: 1 Kintail Lodge Hotel – Shiel Bridge 2 leave road to ascend b...
Thursday, 8 May 2008

Thursday 8 May - Coast to Coast in 7 Hours

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It's 6.30 am and ScotRail's smart new bicycle friendly train is whisking us on time to Aberdeen under a blue sky tinged with haze, ...
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Wednesday 7 May - Blue Skies

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Blue Skies and a blazing sun kept us company all day as we sped up to Scotland. We diverted briefly to the Lake District for coffee with Jud...
Wednesday, 7 May 2008

Tuesday 6 May 2008 - Long Distance Walkers and Orion Marches

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Daryl May finished his JOGLE walk at the end of April. This true gentleman contacted me immediately to let me know and thank me for taking ...
Sunday, 4 May 2008

Sunday 4 May 2008 - The Pyrenees Revisited

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This afternoon we had the pleasure of meeting Andy and Jan. This summer Andy is planning to walk the Pyrenees High Level Route (HRP) with hi...
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Friday, 2 May 2008

Friday 2 May 2008 - TGO Challenge - all ready to go

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Well, the train tickets have been purchased and arrived efficiently in less than 24 hours, the kit has been put in a pile (see above), the f...
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Thursday 1 May 2008 - Tegg's Nose

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This evening, after a quick beer in the Leather's Smithy, Sue, Andrew and I headed down to Bottoms reservoir, built in 1850 to 'wat...

Thursday 1 May 2008 - Victoria Cave and Sugar Loaf Hill

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This afternoon I set off up Constitution Hill from the bustling market place of Settle, on a breezy, sunny day. I lunched next to a family o...