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A quick Google suggests that some nutter has run 24 Munros in a day, but I couldn't immediately find any info about biking lots of Munros IAD.
On my last day on holiday in Braemar I finally got some half decent weather ( ie it wasn't pissing it down for more than half the time) so did an evening ride from Glen Shee ski centre.
I did 5 Munros in about 4 hours or so in a little cluster between Glas Moal and the Loch Callater descent. It looks relatively easy to add on Cairnwell, Aosda and various others up to and including Lochnagar, which would give 12.
Anyone here done them all in a day?
Any opinions about which others you could add on cheaply, or where the best target would be?
(And yes I know it's purile ticking and I should get a life, but leaving that aside...)
Or do something original, see how many Corbetts you can ride in a day, that'll be considerably tougher!
Time slows down on the mountains. I think the route you did was an efficient way to do those hills (I clicked on the thread with them in mind) but as soon as you add another few thousand feet of climbing you'll really slow things up, particularly if you're on about Lochnagar.
A big (maybe 16 hour?) day would tick off a few - up from the ski centre, Glas Maol, Cairn Of Claise, across to Carn an Turc, back on yourself to Tom Bhuide, back on yourself to Cairn Bannoch then Broad Cairn, back on yourself again to Carn an t'Sagairt Mhor, then I'd probably sack off Lochnagar and go up the road and do the shit ones above the ski centre. That'd give you ten, 12 with nagar and Carn a'Choire Bhoidheach (which looks grim).
I did the Callater Horseshoe the other week (Turc, Claise, Fafernie, Cairn Bannoch, Sagairt Mhor) and Morrone and that was a total ride time of 6.5 hours without hanging about and I was buggered by the end of it. I was counting pedal strokes up Morrone. However, with a good night's sleep beforehand, some decent planning (possibly stashing food at places like the Callater carpark to keep yourself fast and light) it should be achievable. Not fun, what with all the bog trotting up there and doubling back on yourself and not actually getting any descent other than the excellent Glen Callater descent and the ski centre access tracks.
Or do something original, see how many Corbetts you can ride in a day, that’ll be considerably tougher!
Now I'm interested.
Also, some of the ones you're considering, mainly the Cairnwell munros, will be pretty uninspiring riding.
Would depend on whether you need to start and finish at the same place.
10 probably doable if not, a lot harder if it needs to be a loop.
I should add, the route I did was already about 30 miles and 6,000 feet of climbing. I think to do all 12 you'd be getting on for 60 and 10,000-15,000 feet. Which would be murder for someone who's not race fit.
Just ask whoever ran 24 to strap a light carbon bike and wheels to thier pack and go again?😆
Just ask whoever ran 24 to strap a light carbon bike and wheels to thier pack and go again?😆
🙂
When I did the WHW I did consider taking the kids Cnoc 14 for the northern Loch Lomond section. Then I thought that actually thd balance bike would be even lighter. Then I took thd logical conclusion and didn't take any bike at all for that section.
Charlatan that I am!
When I did the WHW I did consider taking the kids Cnoc 14 for the northern Loch Lomond section
I took a 30 lb Bronson. fun, it was not.
Plenty folk have done the Sth Glen Shiel ridge with a bike, so that's seven
There's a guy on insta, grizzly Munro diaries, that has biked most of them, I'm pretty sure he has a YT channel and a blog too, worth a look.
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Time slows down on the mountains. I think the route you did was an efficient way to do those hills (I clicked on the thread with them in mind) but as soon as you add another few thousand feet of climbing you’ll really slow things up, particularly if you’re on about Lochnagar.
A big (maybe 16 hour?) day would tick off a few – up from the ski centre, Glas Maol, Cairn Of Claise, across to Carn an Turc, back on yourself to Tom Bhuide, back on yourself to Cairn Bannoch then Broad Cairn, back on yourself again to Carn an t’Sagairt Mhor, then I’d probably sack off Lochnagar and go up the road and do the shit ones above the ski centre. That’d give you ten, 12 with nagar and Carn a’Choire Bhoidheach (which looks grim).
I did the Callater Horseshoe the other week (Turc, Claise, Fafernie, Cairn Bannoch, Sagairt Mhor) and Morrone and that was a total ride time of 6.5 hours without hanging about and I was buggered by the end of it. I was counting pedal strokes up Morrone. However, with a good night’s sleep beforehand, some decent planning (possibly stashing food at places like the Callater carpark to keep yourself fast and light) it should be achievable. Not fun, what with all the bog trotting up there and doubling back on yourself and not actually getting any descent other than the excellent Glen Callater descent and the ski centre access tracks
If ever a thread was set perfect for a specific user, this has to be the one! The thread alert must have been going mental 😀
There’s a guy on insta, grizzly Munro diaries, that has biked most of them
Has he got through that many? Last I saw it kind of looked like he'd really just done most of the usual subjects.
A quick Google suggests that some nutter has run 24 Munros in a day,
The 24hr Munro running record stands at 33 now.
He's on 165 so far, pretty good going really. There won't be many enjoyable ones left I'd imagine.
He's a but much for me, but a good resource.
He's done over 160. More than half.
There won’t be many enjoyable ones left I’d imagine.
That's kind of what I meant by having done the usual suspects, it looked like he was working through the good ones first which certainly wouldn't have been my strategy were I inclined to do such a thing.
He’s a but much for me,
Quite.
A quick Google suggests that some nutter has run 24 Munros in a day,
The Munro running record stands at 33 now.
Ah, maybe I got mixed up. Perhaps I was thinking there are 24 hours in a day not 24 Munros ☺
What a Plamf.
Ah, maybe I got mixed up. Perhaps I was thinking there are 24 hours in a day not 24 Munros ☺
What a Plamf.
Maybe you came across Charlie Ramsay's Round which is the classic 24 hour Scottish running round and originally contained 24 Munros although one has now been demoted.
Google plamf thegeneralist 😂
Ewww. Random insult choice fail. 🤮
lol 🙂
Personally, the best multi-Munro day that I can think of (and have done..) is the following:
Start at Glen Clova and ride/carry up to Bachnagairn, then on up to Broad Cairn.
NW to Cairn Bannoch is mostly rideable.
Continue to Carn an't Saggairt Mor. Enjoy the cracking descent to Callater.
Cross the river, then up the main track to Tuirc.
Cross to Claise.
East Tom Buidhe. Then south towards Finalty Hill and swing SE to-
Mayar. Descend the Kilbo path.
There are a couple of obvious additions available here; you could add on Glas Maol or Dreish to the list. The 7 was enough for Dan & I that day. We caught it in the midst of a long dry spell, so it was mostly rideable and very few boggy sections. Most of the high level traverses are on good surfaces, some singletrack, some quad bike made.
7 Munros and at least you get two really good descents from it. Although I may have landed on my head at one point leaving the summit of Mayar. I blame tiredness......