Middleton Mouse
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I've just done my first three Munros but don't intend to go round ticking them off a list; I just want to cherry-pick some interesting ones. I was on Ben Lomond on Sunday, up the slog and down the more interesting Ptarmigan and liked the look of Ben Arthur (Cobblers to you
) but I read a couple of articles that suggested it's a wee bit tricky up top. Is that true? Also it seems to have three peaks. Is there a main one or do you have to do all three to have done it properly?Edit - I know it's not a Munro but that's not important to me.
Getting to the Cobbler's true summit is a little tricky as it involves a bit of scrambling and exposure (wayhey). I did it not too long ago so if you browse through the last couple of pages of this thread you'll find my experience hidden away somewhere. My friend came up with me but despite being the more experienced of us she chose not to attempt the proper summit.
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I had heard great things about this movie, but I thought it was terrible. Unfunny, laboured and pointless.
I thought the same, I watched it with my parents one night and didn't make it to the end.
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Our trip up Ben Vorlich was an absolute disaster, didn't even make it up the first little hill due to a seriously upset stomach. Things were only ever going to get worse so we decided to leave it until another day (hopefully next Sunday). Looked like a really nice walk as well and we found the starting point without any bother.
I hate days like this, you always end up looking back and thinking "Could we have made it?". Really really frustrated.
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The route from the farm takes you over the little hills. You come in at the top side of the corrie there. We came in from roughly the south side. It looked quite a good wal from that other side too but we had parked elsewhere.
I wanted to get Ben Vane walked on Sunday but was outvoted. So that's the only Munro left in that area for us. There's other decent looking mountains in that area too that looked like a good climb. And I want to try the Cobbler from a different way too.
What way have you not tried the Cobbler from? I've been up via the stream/path and up the big stone staircase at the back of it.
Hopefully I'll get Ben Vorlich done on Monday but there's still one more in that area I need to do then I'll start again on the Crianlarich and Tyndrum hills. Booked 2 weeks off in September for hill walking.
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Anybody been up Ben Chonzie before? Me and a mate are heading there tomorrow for a wee trek. We've climbed all the Munros up round my way (Glen Doll and Glen Clova) so we're looking slightly further afield. Just looking for a wee bit of general advice from people on here to see if it's possible to combine it with another couple of munros.
Ben Chonzie is one of the easiest munros you'll do but it stands alone in terms of munros. It's part of a long ridge and you could try walking further along the ridge than you need to but from what I've seen there's nothing next to it you could combine it with.
Steven and me did it earlier this year and despite the ice and snow we made reasonably good time (think it took around 5 hours including loads of photo/playing in snow stops.
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Do that one either from the farm(I can't remember the name of) or from the south side(no path) but you get the best view of it's brilliant big corrie from there and you get brilliant views across the other hills on the way up. The path from the Loch Sloy side is rubbish and the views are rubbish that side too. All the action is from the other side.
It was one of my favourite hills.
Thanks reynard is this the route that takes you over the "little hills" I take it? THis was the way I was hoping to go. Only got Ben Vorlich and Ben Bhuidhe to do in that area but the walk in for the last one is making me think I'd be better taking a mountain bike some of the way.
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Walked up Ben Narnain and Ben Ime on Sunday. Great day for walking and some tremendous views at the tops of them.
And an added "bonus" of bumping into Fred McAulay at the top of Narnain. I wanted to try for Ben Vane as well as the weather was so good but we had a new guy with us and he wasn't realy up for three hills, he did well to walk up two though and he got great weather and great views for his first ever walks.
And then we went to the Drovers for a couple of pints and some Haggis
I got great views from Narnain when I went up but Ben Ime was covered in cloud when I tried that.
Anyone else going out on Easter Monday? I never made it to Crianlarich the other week. Thinking of doing Benvane over Callander which is a corbett but quite a long walk from what I can see. Made a failed attempt to get up there last year.
It's either that or Ben Vorlich over Loch Lomond.
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Perth Tuesday, Fort William yesterday, Dundee today, Kinross tomorrow and Aberdeen all next week including finishing at 3.00pm in Fraserburgh. My wee car must be close to giving up the ghost.
Will need to give Steven a crash course in looking after the pets that aren't coming with me.
Oh yes and for the second time in a month I have a chest infection which is resulting in a major phlegm problem. No point going to the docs as I reckon all my bugs must be immune to antibiotics now. Wish someone would question why I keep getting these things rather than just throw pills at me.
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Oh, I am a real post whore.
Do any p&bers fancy joining me for a walk sometime during April?
Depends where you're thinking of going but perhaps!
Busy on the 12th, 25th and 26th though
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Thanks Gaz, looking forward to them but hope the weather stays fair.
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I wanted to have a go at Ben Vane but was outvoted. We have a newbie coming with us and Ben Vane is ridiculously steep, especially the way we are going to do it.
Ben Vane was horrible from the main route, I'm glad I won't ever have to do it again.
Think it's definately An Caisteal and Ben A'Chroin next week. Just waiting on confirmation regarding who's coming with us. Anyone from here's welcome to come too but you'd likely leave me trailing.
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They keep a fridge in your old room? He should be under the floorboards on a mission!
Eh! No the cricket managed to get downstairs into the kitchen.
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I did Ben Ime from the Cobbler path and it was pretty easy going that way, haven't tried the other path but my friend has and she reckons it's steeper but more direct.
I'm thinking of heading up to Crianarich or Tyndrum next week to do something. Thinking of doing An Caisteal and Ben A'Chroin. Anyone been up these two before and how long did it take?
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And you haven't taken one round to your parents' yet to sort out their noisy cricket problem? Shame on you.
Dont want to risk losing a toad under the fridge.
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Can you not just lick a toad? Or does that only happen in fiction? What other possible reason would there be to keep toads?
They eat crickets.
Duh
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I can try, but I'm not entirely sure what the staff at the 24 hour petrol station would make of a hairy man asking to buy a really big packet of animal tranquillisers at 1am on a Sunday morning. Awkward questions might be asked.
But I want to sleep
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Ill buy you a really big packet of lozenges!
Animal tranquilizers might be better to be honest.
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When you get one of those colds that totally blocks your nose and you can't taste anything. Not only that but you can't breathe through your nose and you have to sit about with our gob hanging open and a lot of the time you dribble as well. I don't like those sorts of colds.
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When your fella eats all the ice creams and biscuits in the house while you're out at work eating a lunch consisting purely of fruit and yogurt.
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They've shut the big chip shop in Tyndrum!
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Well I only had to wait a week and I've now bagged my first Munro!
Decided to avoid a trip to Parkhead today (good call
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Up and down again in 3 hours? Do you do some other form of walking excersise aside from the hill walking? That's a very good time for a first munro.
This one was my first as well but it took me and my friend around 6 hours to do it though we mucked about a fair bit.
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I had an infection once that caused the same problem. It is astonishingly painful. I used to have to psyche myself up before coughing because I'd hunch over in pain when I actually did so. This lasted for a couple of days. After that the pain lessened a great deal.
It's quite funny, I'm sure my body is having a wee fight with itself every time I need to cough. Had quite a long drive today and it seems to be worse when I sit up so that was fun. Just as well it was a nice drive to take my mind off it a bit but the most annoying thing about it is I can't sing along to my songs in the car. It actually hurts too much to take a deep breath.
My annoying thing for today is I have a bitch of a timetable next week for Work...
Monday
Arbroath
Springtime 9.30-10.30
Springtime 1.15-2.15
Tuesday
Glasgow
Smoothie roadshow 2.00-3.00
An overnight stay in Fort William after driving back to Bonnybridge to drop smoothie stuff and pick up animals
Wednesday
Fort William
school don't know what kind of shows they want yet
10.00-10.45
10.45-11.30
11.30-12.15
1.15-2.00
2.15-3.00
drive home
Thursday
Blairgowrie
9.30-10.15 rainforest roadshow
10.15 - 11.00 rainforest roadshow
11.15-12.00 rainforest roadshow
Perth
1.15-2.00 caring for living things
2.15-3.00 caring for living things
Friday
Wishaw
2.00-3.00 animal mix
Braco
4.00-5.00 animal mix
Monday and thursday I'll need to leave the house at about 7.00am. Dunno if I've ever seen a clock at that time before.
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Got a chest infection and I feel like I need to cough all the time but it's agony when I do. Thank God I've only one show to do tomorrow.
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Count me in though I'm seriously out of practice. I assume it'd have to be somewhere fairly central or we'd need to arrange car sharing? I have a car and would be willing to offer lifts to anyone in the stirlingshire area.
el Gringo I assume you're in the central belt? If so Ben Vorlich over Loch Earn is a fairly easy Munro along with Ben Chonzie. Near Loch Lomond you also have Ben Lomond (piss easy), Ben Narnain and Ben Ime whichj are all fairly straight forward. Ben Vane is a bit more difficult (in my opinion) and it's steeper. I did Ben Nevis along the tourist path and it's a bit of a slog but it's doable even for someone that's not the fittest (I'm certainly not fit). As long as you leave yourself plenty of time you'll have no difficulty in completing it.
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) but I read a couple of articles that suggested it's a wee bit tricky up top. Is that true? Also it seems to have three peaks. Is there a main one or do you have to do all three to have done it properly?
) and headed up Ben Lomond instead. Easy enough hill with a decent path and managed to get up and down in a shade over 3 hours. Couldn't see a thing above 600m but the rain pretty much stayed away for our climb and there was next to no wind at the summit so can't complain too much. Already looking forward to the next one, though not sure what to do next. 
Hillwalking Thread
in The General Nonsense Forum
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Absolutely!
Ben Venue is still one of the most enjoyable walks I've done so far but I also have a serious soft spot for the wonderful Ochil hills in the summer when they are gentle and green.