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Aug 2020
7:58am, 21 Aug 2020
2,167 posts
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flyingfinn
The trackers seem stuck at around 8pm last night, slightly apart. So I'm assuming that he went all the way to the end of the road at Kinloch Hourn to park up (there is a car park at the last property that allows vans to overnight for a small fee) and is now in a deadzone as he goes round through Barisdale to Ladhar Bheinn?
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Aug 2020
8:06am, 21 Aug 2020
3,904 posts
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K5 Gus
Yep that was my thinking.
A long time since I've been in there, but think the track in to Barissdale is good for a MTB, so I'd imagine Rachel will be running in after him to pick up the bike
Sgurr na Ciche one of my favourites, had an amazing camp high up on there once
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Aug 2020
8:14am, 21 Aug 2020
2,168 posts
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flyingfinn
When I went along the track towards Barisdale last May there was very little of the first 5k or so that I did where a mtb would have been anything but a hinderance. A lot of it was quite soft desite the weather being dry then and there is quite a lot of up and down over rock that wouldn't be rideable. I'd be very surprised if he tried to use the bike.
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Aug 2020
8:44am, 21 Aug 2020
3,905 posts
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K5 Gus
Ah ok, must be about 25 years since I went in by that route, so obviously forgotten
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Aug 2020
9:36am, 21 Aug 2020
2,171 posts
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flyingfinn
Tracker is registering again. Our thinking was correct but what a long run in to the first munro of the day. He's been on the go for nearly 3 and a half hours now and still a Km and over 200m of climbing to the summit.
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Aug 2020
5:45pm, 21 Aug 2020
2,175 posts
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flyingfinn
Anyone seen any updates anywhere? The tracker hasn't updated since Sgurr na Ciche at 12.30ish.
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Aug 2020
5:53pm, 21 Aug 2020
3,910 posts
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K5 Gus
It was Meall Bhuidhe where he was last tracked at 12:46, he hadn't got to Sgurr na Ciche yet at that point.
But no, a true wilderness area, not much need for phone masts in there - which I find somewhat refreshing, long may it continue 
My guess would be roughly crossing the bogfest heading towards today's final top of Gairich ??
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Aug 2020
6:50pm, 21 Aug 2020
2,176 posts
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flyingfinn
Yes, sorry I looked at the next peak on the splits rather than the last one. i'm surprised given that the trackers roam across all the networks it hasn't picked a signal up on any of the tops even out there. Especially when you look how far down the valley it tracked him last night/where it has tracked the van to today.
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Aug 2020
7:29pm, 21 Aug 2020
3,911 posts
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K5 Gus
FB update from Rachel an hour ago :
"Day 21 update: Donnie’s tracker seems to have been stuck today last tracked at 12:56. I picked up a point on his phone difficult to say but I think he is maybe heading towards the last Munro of the day, with still some distance to cover."
Looks like I wasn't far out with my guess
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Aug 2020
1:00am, 22 Aug 2020
6,135 posts
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57.5 Degrees of Pain
Sgurr na Ciche is one of the finest Munros. Part of me is glad it is immune to modern technology!
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