Tag Archives: Oban

Leacraithnaich Bothy work party – May 2019 – Part 1: Planning and getting there

Posted on Jul 20, 2019 by Judith

This is Part 1 of my write-up of my participation in the Mountain Bothies Association work party to renovate Leacraithnaich bothy in April//May 2019.  It’s a long, rambling story, so if you’re only really interested in the bothy part of … Continue reading →

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TGOC2016 Revisited – Day 1 – Oban to Blarcreen

Posted on Nov 2, 2016 by Judith

The festival goers woke me up at 1am.  “Jenny” found something hilarious and spent what seemed like an hour giggling and being told to shut up by her friend.  I wasn’t amused.  However, by 7:30 I was in a much … Continue reading →

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TGOC2016 Revisited – Day 0 – Home to Oban

Posted on Nov 1, 2016 by Judith

After a few months of meaning to get round to writing up my full report from the 2016 TGO Challenge I have finally started to put fingers to keyboard.  I kept a diary at the time and wrote up some … Continue reading →

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TGOC16 – Day 1 – Oban to Gleann Salach

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Judith

An easy, flat 19km walk to ease myself in, although my joints were aching towards the end. After a big breakfast, I didn’t really need to have lunch only 5 miles later – although it was nice to sit in … Continue reading →

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TGOC16 – Day 0 – Home to Oban

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Judith

I managed to wake up before any of my 3 alarms and was out of the house before 7. Uneventful journey but the Glasgow to Oban train was very busy and noisy. It made me yearn even more for the … Continue reading →

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TGOC 2016 – My plans

Posted on Feb 21, 2016 by Judith

This year’s TGO Challenge will be my tenth. Having done my first in 2006, I’ve only missed one year and have come off the standby list twice. I’ve had a different start and end point every year, have generally walked … Continue reading →

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