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Kristie
Kristie
@kristiedegaris@mastodon.scot  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

I think it’s pretty obvious why Buachaille Etive Mòr (the Great Herdsman of Etive) is one of Scotland’s most photographed mountains.

Here, we call them Munros: any mountain over 3,000 feet (914.4 metres). If you climb one, we say you’ve ‘bagged’ a Munro, and Munro-bagging is a favoured weekend activity among our most motivated citizens.

#Scotland #Landscape #LandscapePhotography #Mountains #Photography #Nikon #Snow

A winter mountain rises steeply from a broad, open glen, its rocky face dusted with snow and catching cold blue light. The foreground is dark, rough moorland, while the sky above is pale and clear, crossed by a thin white aircraft contrail. The scene feels stark, expansive and quiet, with no people or buildings visible.
A winter mountain rises steeply from a broad, open glen, its rocky face dusted with snow and catching cold blue light. The foreground is dark, rough moorland, while the sky above is pale and clear, crossed by a thin white aircraft contrail. The scene feels stark, expansive and quiet, with no people or buildings visible.
A winter mountain rises steeply from a broad, open glen, its rocky face dusted with snow and catching cold blue light. The foreground is dark, rough moorland, while the sky above is pale and clear, crossed by a thin white aircraft contrail. The scene feels stark, expansive and quiet, with no people or buildings visible.
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Whatevs
Whatevs
@whatevs@mastodon.scot replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@kristiedegaris 😍i miss Scotland so much!

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Kristie
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@kristiedegaris@mastodon.scot replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

I’ve climbed one Munro: Ben Chonzie, often described as ‘Scotland’s least interesting Munro’. Despite that, it gave me all sorts of trouble. And despite what should be obvious, what they don’t tell you is that it’s uphill all the way, and then downhill all the way. It's a journey I describe in detail in my book.

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Jonathan Bennett
Jonathan Bennett
@jonobennett@mastodon.me.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp last week

@kristiedegaris I've been up a few Munros, and Ben Lomond the most often (think I'm at four visits). On the last trip, was on the way back down, and met people coming up looking exhausted already, only to be asked "Are we nearly at the summit?". Had to break it to them gently they weren't even half way.

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Kristie
Kristie
@kristiedegaris@mastodon.scot replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

And in terms of pronouncing Buachaille Etive Mòr it's 'boochal ehtiv vohr'

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HighlandLawyer
HighlandLawyer
@HighlandLawyer@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@kristiedegaris
It's masculine, so "moːɾ" not "voːɾ" (mhòr).

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Daniel Hernández
Daniel Hernández
@daniel@mstdn.degu.cl replied  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

@kristiedegaris It is a beautiful mountain.

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