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 Post subject: Bagging on Mull: Dun da Ghaoithe
PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:14 am 
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Yesterday Bob, Alex, Gavin, Millie and I had a great day out in Mull. The plan was to bag Dun da Ghaoithe, the Corbett behind Craignure. By catching the first ferry we had just enough time to do the circular walk round the two tops and corrie before catching the last ferry back to Oban.

And even though some high cloud came in when we started out on our ascent, the views from this hill must be amongst the best from a hill in Scotland…a panoramic mix of sea, islands and mountains. From the tops we could see Ireland, Arran, Jura, Tiree, Skye, Rum, the Outer Hebrides and of course the mainland coastal mountains were prominent, from Cruachan up to Lochaber.

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Looking to our hill on Mull, from the ferry as we leave Oban

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Duart Castle

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Low down on hill, looking over to Ben Cruachan

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Ascending the track to the mobile mast. Lismore in the background.

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Millie

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Our hill, Dun da Ghaoithe

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Alex and Gavin making their way up

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Paps of Jura
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Alex

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Alex approaching Mainnir nam Fiadh

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Alex, Gavin and Bob at the trig point

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Looking over Beinn Talaidh towards a cloud capped Ben More

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Alex and Gav with Mainnir nam Fiadh behind

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The top of Dun da Ghaoithe

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Distant Black Cuillin and Blaven on Skye

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 Post subject: Re: Bagging on Mull: Dun da Ghaoithe
PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:23 am 
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Fabulous views. Your weather looks a bit better than ours as we had a bit more cloud early in the day.


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 Post subject: Re: Bagging on Mull: Dun da Ghaoithe
PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:22 am 
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Top day on the hills it was :D

Some more pics on the blog below....


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 Post subject: Re: Bagging on Mull: Dun da Ghaoithe
PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:07 am 
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Just out the shower in work after cycling in and have started to go into itching overdrive…bloody ticks everywhere :x Lucky that I have tweezers and some Germolene handy :)

Take it you guys were equally ticked on Sunday, and I assume it was from that horribly steep descent through all that head high bracken :roll:


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 Post subject: Re: Bagging on Mull: Dun da Ghaoithe
PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:07 am 
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None that I`ve noticed and was n the phone to Bob last night and he didn`t mention any either :)

This however may be of interest to you.... :lol:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20090915/thl-life-us-showers-germs-b2e59e8.html


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 Post subject: Re: Bagging on Mull: Dun da Ghaoithe
PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 8:54 pm 
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Thought Gavin would like this pic from the weekend....

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