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SAT 7 FEB 2009
A cracking few hours in and on the snow. Starting from Dollar, myself, Moira, Stuart and Andy headed up Dollar Glen to Castle Campbell. We then took the snowy trail on the right of way through Glen Quey, hanging a left at the end of the reservoir on to the ridge. Deep snow made it hard going up to Innerdownie and Whitewisp, breaking through the crust alternating with falls into deep snow and trotting easily on icy patches. From Whitewisp we made a beeline for the Castle and back down Dollar Glen, for lunch in Castle Campbell Hotel.3hrs 8mins and about 12 miles and 920 metres ascent. A classic day out.
Posted by John Donnelly on Sun 8 Feb 2009 | 4 comments
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Johnston said...
Sounds like a great day out, gutted to be missing runs like this! Not a good time to be injured, but there never is, eh?
Sunday 8th February 2009 8.58pm
Stuart said...
Extra points to Andy for breaking trail in shorts !
Monday 9th February 2009 1.27pm
Johnston said...
Mr Mott is well known for his insistence on shorts in all weathers. Not sure if I've still got the photo of his frost-covered hairy legs from a particularly cold Beinn Ime walk a few years back (probably not suitable for publication anyway!). Made more surreal by the crew in the background having ice axes, crampons etc, while Andy was baring his lower limbs to the sub-zero conditions.
Was it the vintage Umbro numbers again?
Monday 9th February 2009 8.50pm
Johnston said...
Sorry to hear the Umbros had to be put down. I would have thought that NIREX would have been the appropriate body to oversee their last moments.
Tuesday 10th February 2009 7.44pm