Inverness Chess Congress

[Andy McCulloch]

Well, either his weekend started on Thursday, or he must have left Glasgow at an ungodly hour on Friday.

[Phil Thomas]

Well, either his weekend started on Thursday, or he must have left Glasgow at an ungodly hour on Friday.

Left Glasgow area on Friday morning around 9.30.
Parked in Layby 87 on the A9 around 12.15

Giving plenty of time for A' Bhuidheanach Bheag and Carn Na Caim before the first round on Friday.

[Alan Jelfs]

There are certainly plenty of Munro's in the Fort William vicinity. Many years ago I completed the 4000 footers in a single day. The Mamores, 10 linked Munro's, which can be completed in a single extremely long day are very close by. However I do not see how you could combine climbing any of them with playing a chess congress in a single weekend.

Sometimes I make it up to McCaig's Tower on the Friday afternoon before the Oban Congress :-)

[David G Congalton]

Some more photographs of the congress, courtesy of Brendan O'Gorman.

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[Andy McCulloch]

Hi Phil.

Well, either his weekend started on Thursday, or he must have left Glasgow at an ungodly hour on Friday.

Left Glasgow area on Friday morning around 9.30.
Parked in Layby 87 on the A9 around 12.15

Giving plenty of time for A' Bhuidheanach Bheag and Carn Na Caim before the first round on Friday.

Left Glasgow at around 9.30, presumably am, therefore your 'weekend' started on the Thursday evening.

A' Bhuidheanach Bheag and Carn Na Caim are a good choice for 'Munro bagger's', as you get two for about 2000 feet of ascent, because you start off from well over 1000 ft above sea level.

Another example of your use of 'smoke and mirrors',as they are in the Cairngorm National Park, and nowhere near Glen Nevis, the subject of the previous discussion.

My comments were made specifically about the practicality, or otherwise, of being able to:

1 bag a few Munros
2 visit a number of relatives
3 play in a weekend Congress

in or around Glen Nevis, over one weekend.

The usual definition of a weekend being Friday evening, all day Saturday and Sunday.

[Phil Thomas]

Well, either his weekend started on Thursday, or he must have left Glasgow at an ungodly hour on Friday.

Left Glasgow area on Friday morning around 9.30.
Parked in Layby 87 on the A9 around 12.15

Giving plenty of time for A' Bhuidheanach Bheag and Carn Na Caim before the first round on Friday.

This information from me is factually correct.

The start point is at around 390 metres.
Total ascent is 824 metres

Anyone who claims 824 metres is around 2,000 feet has resorted to smoke and mirrors.

[Andrew McHarg]

My comments were made specifically about the practicality, or otherwise...

Well it's not about being practical, it's about doing what you love doing. If you enjoy going running/walking; enjoy playing Chess; and enjoy visiting relatives, it's no hassle to undertake all in one weekend - at least I don't think so.

[Andy McCulloch]

This site, which I looked at, has rather different numbers for the ascent.

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They assessed the ascent at 610m, less than 2000 ft. Even at 824m two Munros for 2700 ft of ascent is not bad going.

[Phil Thomas]

Ah yes.........Walk Highlands is (for me) the best site around for Munros and smaller hills and long distance walks.

Some clarification on numbers needed.
The routes on the site give total ascent in metres. Rather than the height gain from start point to summit.
On that basis the West Highland way has a total ascent of 3,154 metes according to the published guidelines even though it ends at sea level. While the Great Glen way is slightly shorter and has a total height gain of 1,230 metres - not surprising because much of its course it uses a canal tow path.

For the two mountains debated in this thread the plateau between them is undulating. The sum of the ascents is 824 metres.
The link posted and found by Google is a walk report. Basically a blog published by a member of Walk Highland. The author(s) got it wrong when they wrote 610 metres of ascent, not a problem, the article remains an illuminating read for those planning the hill walk to these two Munro summits.