The Munros: Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers' Guide

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The Munros (and Tops) may be the best known mountain challenge in Britain. To complete the Munros will take many years, in many cases a lifetime of dedication” Concerning the second point, Munro had a passion for long cross-country routes through remote areas, often lasting several days. These were the days before motor transport dictated one’s return to their starting place. Undoubtedly, the advent of the motor-car opened up large areas of the Highlands to the general public, but contrarily became a ‘millstone’ for those wishing to indulge in long through-routes. The terrible night was followed by a pleasant walk up Blaven. Easy compared to the previous 2 days and we did not continue along the ridge to Clach Glas where there are some considerable difficulties. Drove down to the Kinghouse for the night. Day 4 However I did complete some memorable sole trips (36% of all Munros were completed on my own) that will live long in the memory and it is these which I describe in more detail below. 1991 Ben Alder A 2 day walk over the Alder 6 from Dalwhinnie I use the SMC hillwalkers guide books for both the Munros and the Corbetts & other Scottish hills as well as information from walk reports on WH when planning walks.

it cannot be denied that some few disadvantages attend winter and early Spring climbing, but I am sure that all who have tried it will agree that the pleasure derived is more than ample compensation. Munro, H, ‘Winter Ascents’ in Scottish Mountaineering Club Journal volume 1, 1890, pp. 20–24. The book is split into 17 sections by area. Each route is name with a height in metres, as well as a grid reference and the Gaelic translation for the mountain name. A day which started gloriously with a great crossing to Lapaich from the Mullardoch dam but ended in a lot of pain on the long walk down Glen Elchaig. . . Day 1 The list has grown and shrunk over the years - in 1984 it was 277, in 1997 it grew to 284 and in September 2009 it returned to 283 after Sgurr nan Ceannaichean was re-measured and found to miss the magic height by 1 metre. We hired a guide for Day 2 over the Inaccessible Pinnacle to Sgurr Alasdair. After the midge JP and myself then climbed Blaven Day 1

And those hills, scattered all over Scotland, from Ben Lomond in the South to Ben Hope in the north, and Sgurr na Banachdich in the west to Mount Keen in the east, offer no end of challenging and immensely enjoyable days out, in all seasons. The descriptions of the routes are much clearer than I recall from the previous edition and also give the total distance, height gain and estimated time for the full route. The Munros book was previously criticised for giving only the time to the summit and not the return or the whole route. The mapping of Scotland’s mountains has been closely intertwined with the 40-year life of HARVEY Maps, so we have included a little about the history, the people and the philosophy of the Company. The maps are grouped in areas of Munros, such as Glen Affric and Kintail, Glen Cannich to Glen Carron and Glen Roy to the Monadhliath.

I'd also highly recommend Ralph Storer's ultimate guides. Great wee books which include helpful pictures showing cols, weaknesses in crags etc that are described in the route descriptions. A high ‘footage’ day north of Cluanie included a real introduction to the Tops. Lunndaidh was not actually a difficult day and not particularly memorable Sir Hugh did not manage to complete an ascent of all the summits on his list; instead the Rev. A. E Robertson became the first person to complete 'The Munros' in 1901. Now, over a hundred years later, there are over 5000 people who have registered as ‘compleaters’, with completions recorded with the Scottish Mountaineering Club. Compleaters also become eligible to join The Munro Society.Database of British and Irish Hills - not just Munros, Munro Tops and Murdos, but lots of hill-lists throughout the UK and Ireland. A very different walk from those in the west. This was a long 2 day walk meeting Reg and Archie at the bothy. A through walk from Blair Atholl to Braemar but the walk out was extremely painful due to blisters which also slowed me up next day on Lochnagar.

Please help UKClimbing continue to provide varied and free content by becoming a UKC Supporter, or UKC Supporter Plus which To begin logging your ascents or writing your own account of your experiences on the Munros and other walks, or to also show Munro Tops, Login or Register now - it's free!you appreciate the content we offer then you can help us by becoming an official UKC Supporter. This can be a one-off This book provides a compendium of maps including coverage of every Munro (hill over 3000'). It will assist the planning of countless days of hillwalking. By its nature it is a picture of the upland topography of Scotland.