Sunday, 15 May 2016

TGO Challenge 2016 - Day 2 - Bealach Bhearnais to wild camp by Allt Toll a' Mhuic (NH 225 391 - 150 metres)

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Date: Saturday 14 May Route: as planned Distance:  22 km (Cum: 38) Ascent:  1300 metres (Cum: 2350) Time taken:  10.25 h...

TGO Challenge 2016 - Day 1 - more pictures

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Once we got wifi, Day 1 finally disappeared from the out box. If I'd been able to stall it I'd have attached these p...
Saturday, 14 May 2016

TGO Challenge 2016 - Day 1 - Strathcarron to Bealach Bhearnais (NH 058 448 - 580  metres)

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Date: Friday 13 May Route: more or less as planned Distance:  16 km (Cum: 16) Ascent:  1050 metres (Cum: 1050) Time taken:  7 hrs ...
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Thursday, 12 May 2016

TGO Challenge 2016 - Day 0 - Manchester to Strathcarron

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Date: Thursday 12 May We started with a taxi at 5.30. It was a beautiful sunrise in Timperley with our local swifts swooping like la...
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Wednesday, 11 May 2016

TGO Challenge 2016

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Sue and I catch the 6.14 train to Strathcarron in the morning. Our bags are packed for our fifth and tenth crossings of Scotland respective...
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Tuesday, 10 May 2016

Deuter Act Lite 65+10 Rucksack

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When I started this blog in 2007 I was using a Karrimor Jaguar 65 litre rucksack for backpacking. Looking through some recently posted old ...
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Monday, 9 May 2016

Saturday 7 May 2016 – ‘Perfect Angels’ and a parkrun

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Before our encounter with the ‘Perfect Angels’ pictured above, Sue and I had a most pleasurable morning in Wythenshawe Park, where 299 park...
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Sunday, 8 May 2016

Friday 6 May 2016 – A Stroll Around Danebridge

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I had the pleasure of Andrew’s company again for this morning stroll from Danebridge through the wonderful countryside of the Roaches and D...