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This was written before I set out on my attempt on the Munros in 2007.
The Munros are the 3000ft mountains in Scotland. The original list was drawn up by Sir
Hugh Munro in 1891and has been revised since because of improvements in mapping. There
are now 284 Munros and 277 subsidiary tops.
The Munros were first completed by Rev. AE Robertson in 1901 and Rev ARG became
the first person to climb all the Munros and tops in 1923.In 1974 Hamish Brown became the
first person to climb them all in one expedition and in 1979 Kathy Murgatroyd became the
first woman to do so.
I climbed all the Munros over about 10 year, completing them in 1988 and completing
the tops a few years later. I was a teacher and these were climbed in the school holidays,
mainly in October, February, Easter and May, so I climbed many in winter conditions.
I was well on my way to completing the Corbetts, the 2500ft mountains when a serious
foot injury prevented me from walking and eventually led to my early retirement in 1997. By
2000 my foot had improved enough to start walking again and in 2001 I completed a traverse
of the Pyrenees from Atlantic to Mediterranean, which I repeated by different route in 2003.
In 2002 I completed the 2650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in USA. This was followed by a 2700-
mile Round Britain hike in 2004 and a repeat of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2006.
In 2007 I’m going to attempt all the Munros and possibly all the Tops as well. I’m not
certain about the tops as on the latest lists some of the tops on Skye involve rock-climbing
which I haven’t done since my foot injury and would need someone to help me.
I have sorted the expedition into about 65 days day-hiking and 65 days backpacking
although the programme is flexible and I may increase the backpacking element if the
weather is good. I imagine it will take about 5 months including rest, travel and resupply
days, but this could be dependent on the weather. Although I go out in all conditions, it is
normal to have shorter days in bad weather and some of the mountains such as the ‘alpine’
ridges on Skye are not really safe in the worst conditions.
I have a small motor home which I will use as a base when day-hiking. When
backpacking I will be camping in the wilderness.
I don’t do any training for my hikes. I use a gentle schedule in the first few weeks to
get fit.
As a naturist spending the summer in the wilderness where there are few people, I hope
to be naked as much as possible. This could involve time while camping, taking breaks or
hiking. This is very dependent on the weather as I will only be naked when it is sensible in
the conditions. However I have been inspired by the NakedMunros website (not mine) to
attempt to get as many naked summit photos as possible
I have posted the naturist summit photos with the journal entries and other photos. If you
are going to be offended by naked photos please leave the site.
The summer of 2007 saw record summer rainfall for many parts of England along with the
worst flooding in living memory. It wasn't quite as wet in Scotland, but it the weather could
be summed up as cold, windy, wet and cloudy. Glimpses of the sun were few and far between.
If I wasn't so stubborn I'd have given up. At times I was out in the mountains in desperate
conditions.
The journal entries and photographs can be accessed from the monthly indexes on the left.
I will be adding detailed schedules, to be accessed from schedule index, but at present I
have only done this for April and May.
Eventually I will be adding GPS information to the journal entries along with more
historical, geological and tourist information (etc.) so that this site will become a Guidebook
to the Munros as well as a personal journal.
I have now loaded photos for the complete expedition, but have only started posting
journal entries. I hope to add the rest of the journal entries over the next couple of months
This was written before I set out on my attempt on the Munros in 2007.
The Munros are the 3000ft mountains in Scotland. The original list was drawn up by Sir
Hugh Munro in 1891and has been revised since because of improvements in mapping. There
are now 284 Munros and 277 subsidiary tops.
The Munros were first completed by Rev. AE Robertson in 1901 and Rev ARG became
the first person to climb all the Munros and tops in 1923.In 1974 Hamish Brown became the
first person to climb them all in one expedition and in 1979 Kathy Murgatroyd became the
first woman to do so.
I climbed all the Munros over about 10 year, completing them in 1988 and completing
the tops a few years later. I was a teacher and these were climbed in the school holidays,
mainly in October, February, Easter and May, so I climbed many in winter conditions.
I was well on my way to completing the Corbetts, the 2500ft mountains when a serious
foot injury prevented me from walking and eventually led to my early retirement in 1997. By
2000 my foot had improved enough to start walking again and in 2001 I completed a traverse
of the Pyrenees from Atlantic to Mediterranean, which I repeated by different route in 2003.
In 2002 I completed the 2650-mile Pacific Crest Trail in USA. This was followed by a 2700-
mile Round Britain hike in 2004 and a repeat of the Pacific Crest Trail in 2006.
In 2007 I’m going to attempt all the Munros and possibly all the Tops as well. I’m not
certain about the tops as on the latest lists some of the tops on Skye involve rock-climbing
which I haven’t done since my foot injury and would need someone to help me.
I have sorted the expedition into about 65 days day-hiking and 65 days backpacking
although the programme is flexible and I may increase the backpacking element if the
weather is good. I imagine it will take about 5 months including rest, travel and resupply
days, but this could be dependent on the weather. Although I go out in all conditions, it is
normal to have shorter days in bad weather and some of the mountains such as the ‘alpine’
ridges on Skye are not really safe in the worst conditions.
I have a small motor home which I will use as a base when day-hiking. When
backpacking I will be camping in the wilderness.
I don’t do any training for my hikes. I use a gentle schedule in the first few weeks to
get fit.
As a naturist spending the summer in the wilderness where there are few people, I hope
to be naked as much as possible. This could involve time while camping, taking breaks or
hiking. This is very dependent on the weather as I will only be naked when it is sensible in
the conditions. However I have been inspired by the NakedMunros website (not mine) to
attempt to get as many naked summit photos as possible
I have posted the naturist summit photos with the journal entries and other photos. If you
are going to be offended by naked photos please leave the site.
The summer of 2007 saw record summer rainfall for many parts of England along with the
worst flooding in living memory. It wasn't quite as wet in Scotland, but it the weather could
be summed up as cold, windy, wet and cloudy. Glimpses of the sun were few and far between.
If I wasn't so stubborn I'd have given up. At times I was out in the mountains in desperate
conditions.
The journal entries and photographs can be accessed from the monthly indexes on the left.
I will be adding detailed schedules, to be accessed from schedule index, but at present I
have only done this for April and May.
Eventually I will be adding GPS information to the journal entries along with more
historical, geological and tourist information (etc.) so that this site will become a Guidebook
to the Munros as well as a personal journal.
I have now loaded photos for the complete expedition, but have only started posting
journal entries. I hope to add the rest of the journal entries over the next couple of months
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Inaccesible
Pinnacle, Skye
Pinnacle, Skye
Aonach Eagach
Ridge, Glen Coe
Ridge, Glen Coe
East ridge, Bla
Bheinn, Skye
Bheinn, Skye