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The Ultimate Guide to the Munros Vol 1 by Ralph Storer sampler

From the pen of a dedicated Munro bagger comes The Ultimate Guide to everything you've wished the other books had told you before you set off. The lowdown on the state of the path, advice on avoiding bogs and tricky situations, tips on how to determine which bump is actually the summit in misty weather... this is the only guide to the Munros you'll ever need.

From the pen of a dedicated Munro bagger comes The Ultimate Guide to everything you've wished the other books had told you before you set off. The lowdown on the state of the path, advice on avoiding bogs and tricky situations, tips on how to determine which bump is actually the summit in misty weather... this is the only guide to the Munros you'll ever need.

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INTRODUCTION<br />

44<br />

SECTION 7<br />

BRIDGE OF<br />

ORCHY<br />

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38<br />

45<br />

36<br />

35<br />

39<br />

25<br />

SECTION 5<br />

GLEN LOCHAY<br />

26<br />

24<br />

individually, while <strong>the</strong>ir clustering<br />

facilitates combined ascents.<br />

<strong>The</strong> shortest route in this book bags<br />

a Munro for a mere 520m/1700ft of<br />

ascent (Meall Buidhe – Route 44a).<br />

Ben Lawers is unique in that <strong>the</strong><br />

shortest way <strong>to</strong> its summit goes over<br />

a neighbouring Munro (Route 27a).<br />

By contrast, <strong>the</strong> longest route in this<br />

book would have you tripping <strong>the</strong> light<br />

fantastic over all seven <strong>Munros</strong> of <strong>the</strong><br />

Lawers Range (Route 31d). You won’t<br />

find in <strong>the</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Highlands any<br />

remote expeditions of <strong>the</strong> kind<br />

possible in <strong>the</strong> Western Highlands or<br />

Cairngorms, but Lawers’ Magnificent<br />

Seven and o<strong>the</strong>rs will be more than<br />

Page xviii<br />

challenge enough for most.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Munros</strong> fall naturally in<strong>to</strong> eight<br />

groups, which form <strong>the</strong> eight sections<br />

of this book, presented in roughly left<strong>to</strong>-right<br />

(west-<strong>to</strong>-east) and bot<strong>to</strong>m-<strong>to</strong><strong>to</strong>p<br />

(south-<strong>to</strong>-north) order. Each group<br />

is named after <strong>the</strong> glen, loch or village<br />

on which it is centred: 1 <strong>The</strong> Arrochar<br />

Alps, 2 Tyndrum, 3 Crianlarich, 4 Loch<br />

Earn, 5 Glen Lochay, 6 Loch Tay,<br />

7 Bridge of Orchy, 8 Glen Lyon.<br />

<strong>The</strong> three most westerly groups of<br />

Arrochar, Tyndrum and Bridge of<br />

Orchy contain <strong>the</strong> most bare rock, <strong>the</strong><br />

shapeliest mountains and <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>ughest<br />

ascents. <strong>The</strong> Crianlarich, Loch Earn<br />

and Loch Tay groups are characterised

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