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by Crisp
Sun Dec 25, 2022 12:41 pm
Forum: General banter
Topic: Festive Theme - Three Crowns
Replies: 13
Views: 663

Re: Festive Theme - Three Crowns

... and the new Welsh 550 but it's too young to have any traction yet
https://www.walesbikepacking.co.uk/post ... aith-cymru
by Crisp
Sun Dec 25, 2022 11:48 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Festive Theme - Three Crowns
Replies: 13
Views: 663

Re: Festive Theme - Three Crowns

I like Big Bear, HT550 and DD; mainly because I have done two! (the "easier" two) Does the Big Bear have a public route page - fairness and equity and all that. Maybe the route should be on the FKT UK list page? https://fastestknowntimes.org.uk/ Anyway, have you not got birds to stuff? Fna...
by Crisp
Sun Dec 25, 2022 9:18 am
Forum: General banter
Topic: Festive Theme - Three Crowns
Replies: 13
Views: 663

Festive Theme - Three Crowns

Hi Y'all, This has been nudging the neurons for a while and so this seems like an appropriate time to give it air: In the US, there is considered a Triple Crown of bikepacking that includes the Tour Divide, Colorado Trail and the AZT. There is also the Challenge for completion in an calendar year. h...
by Crisp
Sun Sep 01, 2019 7:16 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Cairngorms loop sept?
Replies: 93
Views: 23567

Re: Cairngorms loop sept?

Try and find Lee's video on FB of the Gaick crossing, Jenny hysterical laughter and a ranging torrent -- and that's no ordinary estate vehicle they got a lift from! Not sure is this link is public but it's epic: https://www.facebook.com/stories/2131157663576868/
by Crisp
Sat Aug 31, 2019 9:50 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Cairngorms loop sept?
Replies: 93
Views: 23567

Re: Cairngorms loop sept?

Water levels approaching VERY high --
http://apps.sepa.org.uk/waterlevels/def ... t&lc=14959
by Crisp
Mon May 06, 2019 8:48 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019
Replies: 100
Views: 25782

Re: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019

... was a lass called Donna, who carried on, camping, I'd guess near Linn of Dee. She left the posh Feshie bothy about an hour before I arrived apparently ... someone out on a fat bike too - Chris? Dawn (maybe your ‘Donna’) was one of 3x 10am starters, full sus, pony tail, Kingussie, Alpkit bar bag...
by Crisp
Sun May 05, 2019 3:26 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019
Replies: 100
Views: 25782

Re: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019

There were 3 of us at 8 this morning, Martin, Andy (I think) and I. Andy didn’t depart with us so presumably left later. Hmmm.... if you canned it at Glenmore Lodge and it was Andy (Inverness based, purple rigid bike) I caught passing over Bynack Barns around 6:30pm then who were the TWO sets of ty...
by Crisp
Sun May 05, 2019 2:19 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019
Replies: 100
Views: 25782

Re: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019

3x 10am Starters

Thought I could do it but really just wimped out -- must try harder!
https://www.strava.com/activities/2343744521

Well done everyone who even contemplated starting on Saturday
by Crisp
Fri May 03, 2019 10:34 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019
Replies: 100
Views: 25782

Re: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019

FS! http://www.winterhighland.info/cams/cai ... orlich.php

Route is up to 800m plateau skirting round to Fords of Avon on day#1 -- will check ski cams later to see what's setting at altitude
by Crisp
Wed May 01, 2019 6:04 pm
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019
Replies: 100
Views: 25782

Re: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019

Some of my route (blue, trying to follow the "official") showing: * First image is obvious path to the narrow metal bridge, it was dark and blindly following the official loop bit was nuts! * Second shows how took riverside path missing bothy - missed small section in red that appears to b...
by Crisp
Wed May 01, 2019 8:29 am
Forum: Anyone playing out?
Topic: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019
Replies: 100
Views: 25782

Re: Cairngorm loop May 4th 2019

Out of curiosity, how many folk follow the CL GPX route through Glen Feshie Tried in the dark last September and have since poured over GPX comparing to Google maps aerial images etc... think that a second try in the light would go a lot better (faster) knowing where I went wrong. Route seemed to b...