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Mamores Ridge – Gear List

Posted by Mark Richardson on Sep 01, 2020

Gear List Weight (g) Weight (lbs & oz) Basic Gear Carried 6663g 14lb 11.4oz Discretionary Gear Carried 952g 2lbs 1.6oz Subtotal 7615g 16lbs 13.1oz Consumables 4237g 9lbs 5.4oz Subtotal 11852g 26lbs 2.8oz …
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Mamores Ridge – Intro Page

Posted by Mark Richardson on Sep 01, 2020

Mamores Ridge 2020 Ridge walking in Scotland can be spectacular and you can incorporate this within a backpacking trip, keeping the weight of your kit down enables proper enjoyment of passing those precipitous drops without a huge backpack to throw you off balance. 2020 has been the strangest year for huge numbers of people around the globe and the UK lockdown brought its challenges. Com …
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Mamores Ridge – Trip Report

Posted by Mark Richardson on Sep 01, 2020

I find it useful to book accommodation for my first night as it guarantees a good start to the walk, I stayed at the Cruachan Hotel at around £100 a night with breakfast. The campsite in Glen Nevis was an alternative but the weather hadn’t improved as yet and it was getting dark around 7pm. Without the days exertion to put me to sleep early a hotel just seemed the best option. I arrived in …
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