Hi All,

If anybody can make it and fancies a weekend in the highlands travelling up Friday evening June 7 th , back Sunday afternoon 9 th , Im going to have a go at the Charlie Ramsay Round. I’ve highlighted in red on page 3 the sort of support jobs that would be really useful.

Feel a bit cheeky asking, after such tremendous support in January on my BG. But if anyone does fancy it would be a real bonus, and much appreciated!

I have also booked the following week off work, and it the weather is looking dodgy for the weekend, but improving, I might choose to delay a few days. I would make a decision on this on the Thursday evening 6 th June at the latest. So if anyone thinks they may have flexibility for midweek the following week (i.e. from 10 th -13 th ) – again would appreciate if you could let me know.

Thanks again

Jules

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3. Fersit dam 2. Support to 1. Support to changeover summit of summit of point leg 1 to 2. Park as and descend P close to dam to ski gondola as poss, 1 k (last descent walk, support 5:15) point at west side of Dam

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4. Meanach Bothy support point. 5. Par tial support 2:00 am. Walk in leg 3, Walk in from Glen Nevis. from Glen Nevis, Changeover point to col approx. time leg 2 to 3 0830. Flask of tea 2

Support

Leg 1 (Glen Nevis to Fersit Dam – 8 hours)

Complete leg: Graham Briffett

Support to summit of Ben (carry support gear – set off 15 mins before)

Support to summit of Aonach Mor and descend via ski area and Gondola (last Gondola 5:15pm) (map 1)

Changeover – Fersit Dam – 9pm ish - drive to within 1 kilometre of Dam – support point west side of dam – flask and/or stove. Midge repellent! (map 2)

Leg 2 (Fersit Dam to Meanach Bothy – 5.5 hours)

Complete leg: Chris Armour

Changeover – Meanach Bothy – walk in previous evening – 2am ish – hot drinks, rice pudding, soup (map 3)

Leg 3 (Meanach Bothy to Glen Nevis – 8.5 hours)

Complete leg: Tom Phillips

Support from col before Stob Ban – walk in from Glen Nevis (map 4)

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Schedule 22:00 Estimator Leg Summit Time of Split Total day 1 Glen Nevis YHA 13:00:00 1 Ben Nevis 01:23 01:23 14:23:22 2 Carn Mor Dearg 00:37 02:00 15:00:25 3 Aonach Mor 00:41 02:42 15:42:06 4 00:15 02:57 15:57:51 5 Sgurr Chonnich Mor 00:50 03:48 16:48:48 6 Stob Coire Laoigh 00:37 04:25 17:25:51 7 Stob Coire Claurigh 00:37 05:02 18:02:54 8 Stob Ban 00:32 05:35 18:35:20 9 Stob Choire Easain 01:09 06:44 19:44:48 Stob a Choire 10 Mheadhion 00:21 07:06 20:06:06 Fersit Dam (arrive) 00:46 07:52 20:52:25

00:09 08:01 21:01:41 2 00:00 08:01 11 Stob Choire Sgriodain 01:14 09:15 22:15:47 12 00:37 09:52 22:52:51 13 01:09 11:02 00:02:19 Changeover point

(arrive) 02:28 13:30 02:30:32

00:09 13:39 02:39:47 3 00:00 13:39 14 Sgurr Eilde Mor 01:01 14:40 03:40:56 15 Binnein Beag 00:51 15:32 04:32:48 16 Binnein Mor 00:46 16:19 05:19:07 17 00:27 16:46 05:46:54 18 00:57 17:44 06:44:20 19 Stob Coire a Chairn 00:23 18:07 07:07:30 20 00:23 18:30 07:30:39 21 Sgorr an lubhair 00:23 18:53 07:53:49 22 Sgurr a Mhaim 00:27 19:21 08:21:36 23 Stob Ban 00:55 20:17 09:17:11 24 00:42 20:59 09:59:47 Glen Nevis YHA 01:00 22:00 11:00:00

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Map 1 – Leg 1

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Gondola

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Map 2 – Leg 2

Meanach Bothy

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Map 3 - Walk from Glen Nevis to Meanach bothy – part 1

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Map 4

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