What to do with several hours on a sunny day? Climbing a Munro was my answer. This one is perfect for a longer walk; it’s not particularly demanding, it’s easily accessible from the A9, return climbing took exactly 4 hours. Supposedly there’s a great view of southern Cairngorms from the top; the haze obscured the views completely. [googlemaps https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=1eQ8Abf_LJSpKNga0YJuc6PUbifQ&w=100%&h=600]
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The weather was surprisingly good, however the wind up the hills was strong and very cold. The hike was quite exhausting, as it started with quite a steep climb, with a deep descend from Carn Liath, then a long and tiring climb to the top of Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain, a very steep descend from Carn nan Gabhar, and finally a long return mostly…
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The American ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi, western countries’ embassies and their staff attacked in many countries, clashes between angry mobs and police trying to protect diplomatic missions. All these have recently happened because of an alleged very poor film made by an individual living in California. The film apparently was a private affair, not involving any established entertaining…
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The glory days of disabled sportsmen and women are concluding this weekend. For the last eleven days we’ve had a chance to watch them competing for medals, as many watchers all over the world have not. Seemingly people fighting against other competitors as well as against the odds should be even more exciting to watch than the able-bodied Olympians. Recent…
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Quite unexpectedly I managed to go to the Far North on Friday. It was pretty risky affair, as I left the car park at 1:30pm, unusually late for me. Generally the hike was not complicated or particularly difficult till I reached the ridge leading directly to the summit of Conival – the wind was strong; it became dangerous on the…