Preparation - get pissed |
Cheers |
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Twisted firestarter? |
Come ahead, this one's mine |
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Did you spill my whisky |
Then things went a little fuzzy |
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Going from bad to worse |
Time for bed |
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And about two minutes later, breakfast. |
An early start. Recommended after a night on the whisky. Overlooking Loch Quoich |
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Loch Quoich far too early in the morning. Sgurr Mor on the left, with Sgurr na Ciste in the left distance |
Sunrise over Loch Quoich - 1. And a map of the area. |
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Sunrise over Loch Quoich - 2 |
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It's still a long way to the top ... |
Is that the South Glen Shiel ridge I see before me? |
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And still Loch Quoich behind. |
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On the way up. South Glen Shiel ridge behind |
And Gleouraich ahead |
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Stuart shows us the way. |
Another snowy ridge |
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Glen Quioch |
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Loch Quoich again |
Change of perspective - Gleouriach (on the right) seen from the Glen Sheil Ridge, earlier in the year. |
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See, it's not just all red wine and whisky |
A steep bit, near the top |
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Brilliant |
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Gleouriach was just over Stuart's head |
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Loch Quoich, Gairich on the left, then further down Sgurr nan Coireachan then the ridge to Garbh Chioch Mhor ("The well rounded breast" apparently. |
Stuart's first attempt at a snowman wasn't bad |
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From Gleouriach, to where we are going next - Spidean Mialach |
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Nearly there. |
The top. |
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Are we the business or what? |
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Coming down from Gleouraich |
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Spidean Mialach not getting any closer! |
Boys with their toys. Crampon time. |
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It can take a while to get kitted up. |
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Dave and dog, enjoying views of Loch Quoich, with Sgurr Mor in the background on the left, and Sgurr na Ciche sticking up at the back.. |
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Meanwhile the sun began to shine some more |
Awaiting a decision on which way next. |
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Up again |
And up we go. Dog taking dump no longer pictured. |
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Loch Quioch and Gleouriach. MMM I think I can see the joint in this one |
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Where we've been.. |
.. and where we were still had to go. |
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A long way, especially the up hill bit! |
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Loch Quioch on the left, the Glen Shiel Ridge on the right, and Gleouraich away over there. Long walk behind us |
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We are the boys (to entertain you?). The top of Spidean Mialach |
On top of the world |
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Is this the sort of thing you don't want to see here Mark?
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Obviously Flora does not want to see it again either? |
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A final view of Spidean Mialach |
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| And on the Sunday, for light recreation we loaded the bikes into the
car, and then cycled seven miles over General Wades military road from Glen
Moriston to Fort Augustus. Pity the army can't afford gritters!
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Well when I say cycled, we also skated and walked some of the way |
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