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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