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The Donalds
A little history Percy Donald, wrote “The two-thousand feet tops of the Scottish lowland uplands” for the journal of the Scottish Mountaineering Club in 1935, listing 133 tops and 15 humps in southern Scotland. He had decided to visit all … Continue reading
Posted in Ayrshire, Borders, Donalds, Dumfries & Galloway, Far away, Lanarkshire
Tagged Corbetts, Donalds, Grahams
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White Coomb from Talla
9.7 miles 5h 25m ascent 681m Carlavin Hill-Molls Cleuch Dod-Firthhope Rig-White Coomb-Great Hill I could say that I had previously approached White Coomb from Carrifran Gans and from the Grey Mare’s Tail, wanted to try this way, … Continue reading
Beninner by the bridges
9.3 miles 4h 49m ascent 770m Black Shoulder-Beninner-Cairnsmore of Carsphairn There is plenty of parking space in the lay-by across the road from the Green Well of Scotland. A new information sign just inside the first gate, has … Continue reading
Posted in Dumfries & Galloway
Tagged Corbetts, Donalds, Spring
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MLT expedition: should have eaten my spinach
12.8 miles 950m ascent 2 days (probably 14 hours) Where do I start this tale? I’ll skip the story of the packing and begin at breakfast. Preserved Killick, fresh out of Portsmouth, could not have beaten it. I slipped … Continue reading
Good samaritans from Dollar Law
13.5 miles ascent 929m 5h 42min (add 2.3 miles and 160m if you don’t get a lift) Talla Cleuch Head-Broad Law-Cramalt Craig-Dollar Law This walk starts near the Megget Stone. I managed to park 100m to the Megget side of … Continue reading
Conquering the Raven’s Fortess
10.1 miles 6h 53m Ascent 973m Carrifran Wildwood-Carrifran Gans-White Coomb-Firthhope Rig-Rotten Bottom-Cape Law-Under Saddle Yoke-Saddle Yoke-Peat Hill Most of the hill names around here have an English ring to them, and though their origins are often Norse, their … Continue reading
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Tagged Corbetts, Donalds
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Cir Mhor and the Castles
8.5 miles 7h 50m ascent 1013m Sannox-Cir Mhor-Caisteal Abhail-Sail an Im-North Sannox Day 2 (for us) of the Arran Mountain Festival. Judging by the sunlight coming through the curtains when I woke up we were in for a scorcher. I … Continue reading
Kirriereoch
6.8 miles 3h 40m ascent 605m Tarfessock-Kirriereoch Kirriereoch and Tarfessock had been on my to-do list for a while. Unfortunately my research suggested there was no easy way up these two hills. The walk from Slaethornrig looked … Continue reading