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This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.
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An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.
Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.
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The horizontal distance of the route.
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The UK is covered by 204 Ordnance Survey Landranger 1:50,000 scale maps. Maps numbered 1 to 86 cover Scotland but for the highest mountains (Munros) only 23 maps are required. The name given roughly describes the area covered by the map.
You can click on the map name to purchase the map for £6.29 including postage which is one of the cheapest prices we have found.
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A relatively easy route with good approach tracks/paths, there are some crags but they can generally be avoided.
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Head to: Spean Bridge
From Spean Bridge (A86) travel E 19km to bridge over River Spean.
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Geal Charn viewed from Beinn Udlamain, with the southern end of Loch Pattack in view.
© Bill Wales
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Image by Bill Wales
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Geal Charn on the right with Beinn a'Chlamain on the left from the summit of Beinn Udlamain on a hot July afternoon 2005
© Alistair Craig
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Image by Alistair Craig
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Geal Charn from Carn Dearg; 22nd April 2009.
© Roger Vander Steen
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Creag Pitridh looking slightly north of West from Geal Charn 3rd May 09.
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Written by
Craig Dunderdale
on 04 Aug 2006:
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Use a bike and do all 3! Route as per McNeish's book. This took 6hrs doing Chlachair first which is a tramp up the heather slopes to the main ridge unless you want to go the long way round, past the cliffs and up the path, descend to the bealach then up Geal Charn, returning to Pitridh. Thankfully the last hill has little ascent from the bealach between the last 2 on an obvious path. Return to Allt Coire Pitridh and pick up the bike for a lovely down hill ride back.
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Written by
John Walker
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I did this on the 2nd Dec 2004, and the frost and snow covering made it very enjoyable, with great views of Ben Alder, the Grey Corries and Creag Meagaidh. I linked it with Beinn a Chlachair, and I do not think there is really another way of doing them, other than the labourious 6k up the land rover track twice! I would definitely recommend the use of a mountain bike to the foot of the stalker's path.
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Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map,
a compass, your navigation skills and common sense, MunroMagic.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.
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