Archive for September 30th, 2018

WU: Tropical Storm-Like Medicane Hits Greece

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WU: Tropical Storm-Like Medicane Hits Greece

Dr. Jeff Masters  ·  September 29, 2018, 8:24 AM EDT A deep area of low pressure with tropical storm-like characteristics that formed in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Thursday night made landfall in the southwest Peloponnese of Greece on Saturday, with the center crossing just west of Kalamata. The pressure fell as low as 989.3 […]

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Mayar and Driesh marks 14th munro in 4.5 weeks, 34th of 2018 and 70th overall!

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Mayar and Driesh marks 14th munro in 4.5 weeks, 34th of 2018 and 70th overall!

Exactly a week after my successful trip to beautiful Lochnagar and the Mounth plateau 5, this time I head up the A90 towards Forfar and turn off and head up into Glen Clova. This visit took on the last 2 of 14 munros to the east of the Cairnwell. This relatively easy 9 mile hike […]

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Lochnagar & The Mounth Plateau (Circuit of 5!)

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Lochnagar & The Mounth Plateau (Circuit of 5!)

Since getting serious about hill walking in Scotland back in 2016, Lochnagar has always been one of those ‘must do’ munros with it’s it’s stunning dark beauty steeped in history, myth and folklore. After focusing on the southern end of the Cairngorm plateau during the summer, this was my 3rd visit to the eastern Cairngorms […]

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