A Brucie bonus Friday treat

Ben Vrackie

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5 suffer 16 miles for the Big One

Carn a’Chlamain

Go even further on a bike

3 cycle 50 miles

Pitlochryaug/sept 2012

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Pit lochryAbove Friday afternoon’s route to Ben Vrackie.

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Pit lochry Above There’s much to see and do outdoors around Pitlochry (photograph courtesy of Michael)

Left Loch a Choire below the summit slopes of Ben Vrackie (photograph courtesy of Michael)

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Pit lochryAboveOn the top of Ben Vrackie at 2759ft (photograph courtesy of Michael)

Right Michael gets in on this one. Again, Ben Vrackie summit

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Pit lochryAbove Back below the clouds again and returning to Loch a Choire at 1722ft (photograph courtesy of Michael)

Left Reflecting on the day

Below Nothing can stop me now - I see the evening meal ahead (photograph courtesy of Michael)

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Pit lochryAbove Pitlochry appears in the valley

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Above Saturday, September 1st saw The Feature adventure of the weekend. A sixteen mile trek along Glen Tilt to Carn a’Chlamain.

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Above It took us over the hour to get to Gilbert’s Bridge. We began the day with a summit team of seven. Would any of us get there? Will there be carnage on the Carn? (photograph courtesy of Jill)

Left Lucy and John at Gilbert’s Bridge (photograph courtesy of Jill)

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Pit lochryAbove Glen Tilt’s water flow had smoothed all of its rocks (photograph courtesy of Jill)

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Below The six miles of Glen Tilt passed and lunch was over. By the lower slopes of Carn a’Chlamain we were whittled down to a team of a five.

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Above The team gain more height on the slopes of today’s big summit climb

Right John on the summit cairn trying to keep it all together (photograph courtesy of Michael)

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Top Left Against the wind it was hard work getting the summit shot taken (photograph courtesy of Michael)

Left Never a dull moment on the summit (photograph courtesy of Jill)

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Above As I steadied myself I caught the team on the top of Carn a’Chlamain 3159ft. It’s 2:45pm and a long way back.

Right A strong wind blew on an exposed summit cairn (photo-graph courtesy of Michael)Top Left Against the wind it was

hard work getting the summit shot taken (photograph courtesy of Michael)

Left Never a dull moment on the summit (photograph courtesy of Jill)

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Above Clouds came and went as the team got off the summit slopes in search of shelter and a place to eat

Left The cars were eight miles away in that direction

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Right Heather adds a touch of colour (photograph courtesy of Jill)

Below The final bridge crossing of Glen Tilt - we do not have far to go now.

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Pit lochryLeft Previously an old blacksmith’s forge, The Auld Smiddy Inn, was a great choice for Saturday night’s refuelling delights (photograph courtesy of Michael)

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Pit lochryLeft The route of Sunday’s ride.

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Our Stats Distance: 51miles Ride time: 4:32:31 Average: 11.5mph

Left Sunday, September 2nd. As many recovered from the excit-ment of two days’ Corbett and Munro bashing others needed to further relax and recover with a cycle around the block.

Here’s the route for the day and all the statistics of any importance.

Right Tea and scones were had at Bridge of Cally. We are past Blair-gowrie now (photograph courtesy of Jill)

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Pit lochryAbove Jill and John on the climb to Dunkeld - miles of traffic free roads made the ride a delight.

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Pit lochryAbove Just look at that retro model! The team ‘fresh as daisies’ on returning to Pitlochry (photograph courtesy of Jill)

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Pit lochryAbove On Barbara and Michael’s Sunday walk they spotted a...well...a thing. Answers on a postcard to...

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Many thanks to Michael and Jill for supplying some great images and allowing me to use them for this collection.

And finally...

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Coming soon...

Just when you thought it was all over along comes 2013. They’ll be more juicy weekend temptations to mull over for the coming year.

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The London Crew: Gary & Olga - for getting the London to Inverness sleeper train and arriving at Pitlochry for 06:30am on Friday 31st August to start the weekend.

Michael - for showing that turning over the page on another decade should not be an excuse for not knocking off those big hills. Tick one less Munro and one less Corbett. Barbara - for doing all the ground work/research and guiding the splinter Glen Tilt team on Saturday. Friday night’s meal location was a peach of a choice, too.

Linda - for dragging herself up Ben Vrackie whilst not feeling in great fettle.

John and Jill - for getting to the top of their first Munro, only another 282 to go. And again to Jill for her first road-ride over 50miles.

...and last but not least...

Lucy - five consequetive days of wind and rain in the Scottish hills did not stop her making it six-in-a-row with a sixteen-miler to Carn a’Chlamain.

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