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Munro Relegated To Corbett League
By Jon on 11/09/2009 12:15:30
Wester Ross peak almost a metre short of the magic 3000-foot mark says Munro Society.
Massive disorientation for Munrobaggers today with the news that Sgurr Nan Ceanniacheanin Wester Ross has been ignominiously stripped of its 3000-foot stripesand is no longer counted as a Munro.The Munro Society found the peak was almost a metre
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Munro Baggers All Aquiver
By Jon on 08/06/2007 09:41:03
Decision on Foinaven's possible Munro status expected today - one more to bag?
Baggers are all aquiver today as they wait to hear whether or notFoinaven, previously thought to be sub-3000 foot, has beenaccorded the magical Munro status.The mountain was re-measured by surveyors last month using highlyaccurate satellite
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The Munros - Walkhighlands Guide
By Jon on 03/01/2013 11:33:31
Compact new Munros guidebook aims to provide all-in-one solution for dedicated baggers.
The new Walkhighlands Guide to The Munros arrived just too late to make it into our Best Outdoor Books of 2012 selection, but would definitely have been in contention as it's a cracker of a resource.Put together by Paul and Helen Webster, the guys
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Winter Munro Ben Is Back
By Ben Hunter on 26/04/2012 09:38:56
Ben Hunter's human-powered winer Munro project is back on again for this winter, here's what's been happening.
Ben Hunter planned to complete the first ever 100% human-powered Winter Munro round last winter and was blogging about his preparations on OM, then suddenly things went a bit wrong and he was forced to cancel his attempt - the good news is that it
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Munro Film On BBC2 Tonight
By Jon on 27/01/2010 17:09:40
Beeb documentary about Hugh Munro and the bagging that bears his name.
A quick heads up on tonight's showing of the BBC documentary, MountainMan, this evening on BBC2. Presented by Nicholas Crane, it's the storyof Victorian adventurer Hugh Munro and the advent of Munro bagging.The iconic Munro,Buchaille Etive Mor
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Happy Birthday Sir Hugh Munro!
By Jon on 16/10/2006 15:45:12
The man whose tables spawned a mountaineering phenomenon was born 150 years ago and you can pay tribute by registering your weekend Munro conquests :-)
This past weekend - or more accurately, Monday - was the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sir HughMunro, the fella who compiled the notorious Munro Tables and hasinspired millions of hill-goers to obsessively tackle 3000-footScottish mountains
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Winter Munros With A Broken Rib...
By Jon on 24/01/2006 15:04:40
Steve Perry, who is climbing all the winter Munros in a single push under his own steam has fallen and broken at least one rib, yet astonishingly he's still ahead of schedule.
A quick update for you on the progress of Steve Perry, the fellawho's attempting to climb all the Munros in winter and entirely underhis own steam - no cars, no trains just Steve, his kit and a lot ofmountains.Becausehe's not using mechanised
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I'll Name That Munro In One!
By Jon on 29/07/2008 13:14:10
Summit Maps make it easy to identify those mysterious, skulking, distant Munros.
-strong seriespops out ingeniously into a slightly larger than A4 map sheet showingnumbered Munros complete with an index so you can identify them.There are even instructions on how to take a bearing from yourknown position towards an unknown peak then transfer
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Human-Powered Winter Munro Round - Blog
By Ben Hunter on 15/04/2011 13:21:17
Ben Hunter's planning the first 100% self-powered winter Munro round, here's how it all began.
Ben Hunter is planning on the first ever 100% human-powered winter round of the Munros and he's going to be blogging about his plans and preparations over the next few months on OM - here's how it all began.Hello everyone. I am new to this whole
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Human-Powered Winter Munros Blog - Risk!
By Ben Hunter on 09/06/2011 13:32:42
Ben Hunter on how he hopes to minimise the danger of a messy demise on his winter Munro round attempt.
Ben Hunter is aiming to become the first person to tackle all the winter Munros in a continuous, completely human-powered round using legs, bike and kayak this coming winter and he's blogging about his preparations on OM - links to previous blogs
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