Marcus Risdell - 148325

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Winter Walking Record

Details

Date : 09/02/2023

Duration : 5-8 hours

Style : Equals

Type : Mountain Walking (non-QMD)

Weather : Light snow - poor visibility

Wind : Gale force wind

Camping Type : N/A

Nights Camping : 0

Mountains : A'Mharconaich Geal-charn

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Description

A round from Dalwhinnie. Wind was mainly abominable. Hard old neve with fesh windslab on lee slopes, otherwise bare ice. Thaw settling in on final descent.

Area : Loch Rannoch to Newtonmore (Beinn Udlamain)

This area is listed in the SMC Munros Guide as ‘The Drumochter Hills) and covers the hills and mountains between Loch Rannoch and Newtonmore. Loch Ericht forms the western boundary and Glen Tromie the eastern boundary, with the Pass of Drumochter (the A9 and the Highland Main Line) dividing the area in two. Among the seven Munros in this area, only one is over 1000m (Beinn Udlamain is 1011m).

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