Blackwater Hostel weekend – 27 February to 1 March 2004
Blackwater Hostel, Lab Road, Kinlochleven, Argyll, PH50 4SG
01855 831253
It’s located where
the old aluminium
works was – see arrow
on the map:
Those going:
Martin Banfield (Mob 07968 122170) Julie Brown
Nick Gray Andrew Johnston
Jon Metcalf Alastair Roberts
Martin Scoular Liz and Don Weir
Accommodation and catering: see below:
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Total |
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Fri |
Sat |
Sun |
Mon |
Cost £ |
Hostel |
Martin |
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Martin B |
1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
48 |
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Alastair |
1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
48 |
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Andrew |
1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
48 |
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Nick |
1 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
48 |
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Julie |
1 |
4 |
5 |
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35 |
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Don |
1 |
4 |
5 |
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35 |
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Liz |
1 |
4 |
5 |
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35 |
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Martin S |
1 |
2 |
5 |
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26 |
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Jon (adjusted for cheese board) |
1 |
3 |
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21 |
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344 |
242 |
102 |
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1 = accommodation |
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2 = accommodation and breakfast |
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3 = accommodation and evening meal |
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Accommodation per night |
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11 |
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4 = accommodation, breakfast and evening meal |
Breakfast |
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2 |
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5 = breakfast |
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Evening Meal (Saturday) |
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9 |
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1. Martin B will be bringing
some tea, coffee and soft drinks |
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2. All cash to be paid to
Martin B, who will settle up with the Hostel |
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We all arrive on Friday night
(Nick and Andrew probably first, Alastair and me last). Four of us are staying
until Monday, the rest leave on Sunday.
I am catering for breakfasts (except Jon) and Saturday evening
(except Martin S). Those of us staying
on Sunday will find some ‘pub grub’ (perhaps Nick and Andrew can
recce this on Friday). So we all need
to sort out our own lunches.
Alastair will be bringing Julie’s crampons.
Routes
The area around Kinlochleven is
covered by Landranger 41 and OL 38.
There are good walks to be had
along the West Highland Way, which passes through the village.
The obvious routes for those actually wanting to climb something are in the Mamores, or the Glencoe area. I suggest we walk from the Hostel on Saturday, the options for which include the following:
1. This ‘there and back’ route up Stob Coire a Chairn avoids any
technical difficulties and conquers
one Munro.
Overview
1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 2
-> 1
Instructions
1 (NN 192 616). 1 -> 2 (1.77 Miles).
2 (NN 198 633). 2 -> 3 (3.34 Miles).
3 (NN 185 661). 3 -> 2 (3.34 Miles).
2 (NN 198 633). 2 -> 1 (1.77 Miles).
1 (NN 192 616).
2. The 3 Munros on this next route involve some scrambling, so ice axe and crampons are essential.
3. If the weather is good, Julie may wish to bag this Corbett and ‘Graham’:
Glas Bheinn and Beinn
Cloiche
Overview
1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4
-> 3 -> 2 -> 1
Instructions
1 (NN 192 616). 1 -> 2 (2.17 Miles).
2 (NN 208 634). 2 -> 3 (2.96
Miles).
3 (NN 249 627). 3 -> 4 (1.06
Miles).
4 (NN 259 640). 4 -> 3 (5.95
Miles).
3 (NN 249 627). 3 -> 2 (2.96
Miles).
2 (NN 208 634. 2 -> 1 (2.17 Miles).
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(NN 192 616).
4. And for those who want to omit the ‘Graham’:
5. If the weather is poor on either day, the Corbett, Mam na
Gualainn, with car(s) placed at the
end of the route, may be my preference.
On Sunday, any of the above
options could be chosen, or perhaps a walk in Glencoe may be selected.
So these are some of the further options:
6. A traverse of all the Buachaille Etive Mor summits, including both Munros.
7. An easy Munro – Sgor na h-Ulaidh – Julie will no doubt want to do
Meall Lighiche, just to the west,
but could start with the rest of us.
Martin S may recall that this is the hill where we met on 9/11/96,
on my first full day’s walk after my knee operation earlier in the year.
As regards Monday, so far as I
am aware only Alastair and I are walking, our target being the
following route (hence its omission above):
8. Sgurr Eilde Mor and Binnein Beag
Overview
1 -> 2 -> 3 -> 4
-> 2 -> 1
Instructions
1 (NN 192 616). 1 -> 2 (2.17 Miles).
2 (NN 208 634). 2 -> 3 (2.50 Miles).
3 (NN 230 657). 3 -> 4 (2.33 Miles).
4 (NN 221 677). 4 -> 2 (3.71 Miles).
2 (NN 208 634). 2 -> 1 (2.17 Miles).
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(NN 192 616).
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I know there are many more
options, especially in the Glencoe area, so this isn’t meant to be a definitive
list, but hopefully it may help. I know
Julie hasn’t been up the following Corbetts (SMC page numbers in parentheses),
so if anyone has a burning desire to spend time on these, Julie may well be
happy to join you:
Pap of Glencoe (73) (saved for a wet day)
Stob Dubh (68), Beinn Mhic Chasgaig (70) and
Beinn Maol Chaluim (68)
That’s all for now. I hope you find it helpful.