mamores bivi trip

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000

It seems like ages since I’ve been able to head for the hills for all sorts of reasons and I was getting really excited about the meetup with Penguin, my oldest pal for a trip into the Mamores. I’d also fancied trying out the micro tarp from Bob & Rose and with the weather set fair(ish) at the weekend I sat idly sipping a coffee at the Ice Factor in Kinlochleven waiting for Penguin to arrive. With the Friday forecast being a washout we’d agreed to meet up midday on the Saturday and decide what to do once we were up at the lochans at 750m. The posters on the bar room wall brought back ancient memories and was that a relief map of Chamonix? I chuckled to myself knowing where it came from if it was the one I thought it was. The place was quiet although a small group were in the freezer where the ice wall is and I had a nice reminisce of days and nights climbing the real stuff. I felt like Norman Collie on his window seat at the Sligachan with folk remarking on the ancient mountaineer in the corner, alone with his thoughts and his memories. That was until I remembered the soup hadn’t arrived and the moment was lost in a mental fug of ‘where’s ma soup’ panic.

a day on the mamores

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Last weekend I met up with my oldest and bestest pal, Allan, aka Penguin. I booked a couple of places at the Alex MacIntyre Memorial hut at Onich for some winter luxury and we had a fine old meal at the Onich Hotel up the road on Sunday night. Saturday we parked at Mamore Lodge and headed up Coire na Ba, making for Stob Coire a’Chairn.

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mamores bivi trip

a day on the mamores