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  • September 27, 2015 at 4:37 pm in reply to: 5/6 December trip? #6806
    Andrew
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    A useful time to plan something, before the very shortest days and before Christmas-related things take over. Might be good if people have the option to do either one night or both nights. Thus I’d incline to somewhere in the Lakes. ANDREW

    September 16, 2015 at 7:50 pm in reply to: Climbing Thursday 17th September #6772
    Andrew
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    Loch and I will RV with Stefan at 4.00 so should be at t’Cliff approx 4.30 or 4.40
    See ya
    ANDREW

    September 16, 2015 at 4:37 pm in reply to: Climbing Thursday 17th September #6766
    Andrew
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    I’m planning to go to Almscliff first. We climbed till nearly 8 last week so this week it might go till about 7.40 -ish
    I’m figuring on leaving York about 4.15 if anyone wants a lift
    ANDREW

    September 16, 2015 at 9:33 am in reply to: Scotland 3-4 October – HIllwalking #6758
    Andrew
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    Bon aventure, mon ami !
    Ralph Storer particularly recommends Strathfarrar’s autumn colour.
    I regret I can not come along: we are away on holiday in early October.
    When I last did these hills with Paul and Michael last year, I peeled off at Sgurr a’Choire Ghlais whose long S. ridge leads back to the car: so if there is an accomplice, that might be useful.
    If the date slips (bad weather) I’d be up for a trip late October before the gate closes.
    ANDREW

    September 12, 2015 at 9:52 am in reply to: Changes to Munro's Tables #6756
    Andrew
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    When John Rooke Corbett compiled his list of summits between 2500 ft and 3000 ft in the 1930’s he made a clear rule that to be a Corbett, a hill must have a drop of 500 ft on every side. Sir Hugh Munro had never published any objective criterion for what constitutes a separate “Munro” summit, and none is known. One good example is Beinn Bhreac (Cairngorms) where the drop before the next Munro is only 81 metres.
    Thus the Munros have always had a subjective element. They serve as a stepping stone to learning about the Highlands, and whether or not a particular spot reaches the “magic” number is a little beside the point. So I always suck my teeth a little when these tales come out of wee men fiddling with their equipment. ANDREW

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