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Glenmore meet: TORRIDON September weekend 2002

 

Saturday 28 September 2002

Baosbneinn, Beinn an Euin:

Garrey White, Rosemary Masterton, Ian McNab, John Anderson and Chris Huxham.

11 hours and 24km??? That’s what it says on the sheet.

Started at 9.30am.

From Craig near Achnashellach, track towards Glenuig Lodge, SW to Bealach Bheaviaisup west ridge of Sgurr Choinnich, on to Sgurra’Chaorachain, back to col; due north to return back to Craig:

Jon Barnes

Started at 9am and estimated 7 hours of slog and 15 km on the clock.

Ruadh Stac Mhor & Spidean Coire nan Clach from car park:

Dave Broadfoot and Gerry Church

Started at 9.15 and they reckoned on a 7 hour trip…

Ling Hut to Sgurr Dubh and a return by the same route:

Gordon, Eamon, Elidh and Corra.

Started at 10am, estimated 5 hours, 10 km and 700m of height….

Sgurra’Chaorachain – bride on ApplecrossRoad(814413) Loch Coire nan Arr to A’chioch to summit, return same route:

J & R Stevenson.

9am start, 8km and 8 hours.

From Aultroy Visitor Centre ( Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve)- pony track- Meall a’ Ghiu Bhais(866m)- pony track- Ruadh Stac Beag(896m) – pony track – back:

Douglas Philp.

9.30am start and an 8 hour tramp.

Slioch- book route to summit on to Sgurr an Tull Bhain:

Mary Cunningham, Alan Cunningham and Carol Proudfoot.

9.15 am start and a 9 1/4 hour tramp.

Liathach- east to west- off south ridge of Mullach an Rathan:

J McPartlin and E McPartlin.

9 am start but when did they get back???

Liathach, starting 3/4 km east of glen Cottage: Spidean a’Choire Leith, Mullach an Rathain, Northern Pinnacles return by SSE ridge:

Sue Johnston, Arthur, Gill, John Donnelly and Gavin Muir.

Started at 9.15am. finished at about 6 / 6. 30?????

I can say that this was a bit of a classic as we started in low cloud which lifted the second we got to the first summit. It remained high and grey as the northern pinnacles were despatched with the aid of Arthur’s rope.

Not that John needed a rope to slink down a slippery chimney en route to the elusive northern top!!!

Beinn Alligin from car park to top and descent via horns of Alligin

Allan Stevens, Irene Cook, Caroline Thompson, Suzanne Ullman and Alan Rutherford.

Started at 9.30 ,finished at 7pm (estimate)

 

 

Sunday 29 September 2002

Beinn Alligin from car park to top and descent via horns of Alligin

Gavin Muir and Arthur

Classic day up the east side of the ridge before the first coire.

No idea how long it took but it was brilliant!!!

Redpoint to lower Diabig via Craig YH

Mary Cunningham and Alan

9.30 to teatime…

Annat to the footpath SE to Loch an Eion taking SW fork of path skirting W of Maol Chean Dearg to Loch Coire an Ruadh Staic

Douglas Philp and John Anderson

8.45 to 17.00 with 20km and 900m of stuff.

Loch Torridon Hotel to allt Coire roill up scrambling route to Stuc Toll nan Blath to Beinn Damh and back down Toll Ban to the hotel

Gill Cook, John Donnelly, John McPartlin and Ian McNab.

9.30 start, 4 hours and 12km??? Was it??

Sgurr nan Lochain Uaing possibly Sgurr Dubh as per Corbett book

Garrey Whyte and Rosemary Masterton

9.30 to 5.00 11 kms, 1200m ascent.

Kinlochewe Car park to Slioch and return

Dave Broadfoot and Gerry Church

10 to 5pm,

Ling Hut car park to Torridon House car park via footpath that encircles Liathach 869575 to the north

Jon Barnes and Suzanne Ullman

6 hours, 16km

Kinlochewe to reserve visitor centre path to Ruadh Stac Beag

Gordon Dykes and Andrew McPartlin

10.30 to3.30, 12km and 900m of ascent etc

Torridon Hotel to Beinn Dam and return(scrambling route)

Douglas Philp and John Anderson

8.30 to 4pm, 12 kms and 930m ascent

 

Monday 30 September 2002

Little Wyvis by route in Corbett book

Gordon Dykes, Sue, Eilidh, Cora, John, Gill and Cora

11 to 3pm, 10kms, 500m of ascent

Buchaille Etive Mhor, Glencoe by the tourist route

Gavin Muir and Eammonn

Eammonn’s first Munro

 

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