Tag: Monro
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Sgùrr nan Carnach and Sgùrr Fhuaran from Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe
The Five Sisters of Kintail, on the north side of Glen Shiel, is one of the classic ridge walks in Scotland. As you might have guessed, the Five Sisters refer to five peaks of which two are Munros: Sgùrr na Ciste Duibhe (The peak of the dark chest) 1027m Sgùrr na Càrnach (The rocky peak)…
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The Cuillin Ridge
The Black Cuillin Ridge is one of the classic mountain ridges in the United Kingdom, some say the only true mountain ridge. 14 km of rough igneous rocks, gabbro and basalt, with 11 Munros many requiring rocking climbs and abseiling. This image and the one below are scans of proper photographs taken on a traverse…
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An ascent of Na Gruagaichean
Na Gruagaichean, a Monro of the Mamores, translates as The Maidens (or The Damsels or the Virgins). There is an interesting folktale associated with the hill about two maidens, each represented by the twin tops of the summit. It was originally in Gaelic so I’ll cut and paste the translation directly from Wikipedia: “There once…